Wake County, North Carolina Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Wake County, North Carolina Electricity Overview
Wake County generates 52.42% of their required electricity and must bring in the remaining 47.58% from other counties.
Within the previous year, there has been a 1.62% reduction in the use of non-renewable fuel sources for electricity production in Wake County.
Wake County experienced a 14.95% increase in CO2 emissions per capita during the course of the most recent 12 months.
Wake County produces 0.08 megawatt hours per resident of the county from renewable fuel types. This makes Wake County the 81st highest ranking county for renewable generation per capita in North Carolina out of 100 counties.
Wake County produces 34,524 megawatt hours from solar energy, ranking it 58th in the state out of 100 counties for total megawatt hours generated by solar power sources.
Citizens in Wake County deal with an average of 1.09 outages lasting 116.3 minutes per year, compared to the national averages of 1.45 outages at 171.11 minutes an outage.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
15,123,083 MWh
Consumption per Capita
12.87 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
7,927,499 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
89,556 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
7,837,943 MWh
Production per Capita
6.75 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
2,339,851,255 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,991.33 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Raleigh
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Raleigh Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for May, 2024
14.24¢ per kWh
- 8.89% lower than last month
- 2.61% higher than May last year
- 0.4% higher than the North Carolina average
- 13.64% lower than the US average
- 495th in the state out of 770 cities
- The state rank has increased by 84 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 17 since May last year
- 12,816th in the US out of 31,747 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,821 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,182 since May last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15.14¢ per kWh
- 0.2% higher than last month
- 16.17% higher than May last year
- 9.72% higher than the North Carolina average
- 6.24% lower than the US average
- 621st in the state out of 770 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 67 since May last year
- 17,400th in the US out of 31,747 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 113 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 8,786 since May last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for May, 2024
$130.33 per month
- 8.18% higher than last month
- 21.67% higher than May last year
- 2.02% higher than the North Carolina average
- 4.92% higher than the US average
- 495th in the state out of 770 cities
- The state rank has increased by 87 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 56 since May last year
- 21,667th in the US out of 31,747 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,132 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,263 since May last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$151.91 per month
- 1.29% higher than last month
- 16.16% higher than May last year
- 8.95% higher than the North Carolina average
- 11.11% higher than the US average
- 548th in the state out of 770 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 50 since May last year
- 22,735th in the US out of 31,747 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 504 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 9,440 since May last year
Raleigh, NC Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Raleigh home spend, on average, 15.14 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 9.72% more than North Carolina's average price of 13.80 cents, resulting in the city ranking 621st out of 777 cities in North Carolina for best average electricity rate. There is 5015.85% more electricity used in Raleigh than is produced, meaning they must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. The city has seen a 3.08% drop in non-renewable fuel usage for electricity.
Raleigh is the 2nd highest ranked city in North Carolina out of 777 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 1,941,014,305.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 8th highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 4,068.5 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Natural Gas is the primary fuel type in Raleigh, with 99.03% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Raleigh has the 9th highest electricity producing plants of any city in North Carolina, with 2 total plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Raleigh
Raleigh residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Raleigh, North Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.97 | 151.8 | 16,261,847.39 | 2,433,750,690 | |
| Wake Electric | BUNDLED | 15.20 | 158.35 | 665,150.06 | 101,122,855.96 |
Zips with electric coverage in Raleigh, North Carolina include: 27610, 27587, 27703, 27616, 27603, 27529, 27606, 27615, 27604, 27613, 27612 and 12 other zip code(s).
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Cary, NC Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Cary home spend, on average, 14.97 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 8.54% more than North Carolina's average price of 13.80 cents, resulting in the city ranking 429th out of 777 cities in North Carolina for best average electricity rate. There is 132874.67% more electricity used in Cary than is produced, meaning they must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. Electric production plants in the city have seen a 10.01% drop in the use of renewable fuel sources versus non-renewable fuels.
Cary is the 7th highest ranked city in North Carolina out of 777 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 713,610,633.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 700th highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 3,980.96 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Solar is the primary fuel type in Cary, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Cary has the 32nd highest number of electricity plants of any city in the state, with one total plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Cary
Cary residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Cary, North Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.87 | 125.87 | 22,204,034.77 | 2,858,377,697 | |
| Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.97 | 151.8 | 16,261,847.39 | 2,433,750,690 |
Zips with electric coverage in Cary, North Carolina include: 27519, 27713, 27526, 27513, 27606, 27502, 27560, 27511, 27607, 27539, 27518 and 2 other zip code(s).
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Apex, NC Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Apex home spend, on average, 14.23 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 3.13% more than North Carolina's average price of 13.80 cents, resulting in the city ranking 352nd out of 777 cities in North Carolina for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.54 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 41.93 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.45 outages per year and 171.11 minutes per outage. Apex Utilities has an estimated 28,804 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
Apex is the 14th highest ranked city in North Carolina out of 777 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 283,115,719.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 246th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 914,627.7 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Apex
Apex residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Apex, North Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Utilities | BUNDLED | 14.17 | 111.38 | 253,575.95 | 35,935,693.65 |
Zips with electric coverage in Apex, North Carolina include: 27519, 27513, 27502, 27511, 27539, 27523, 27562
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Electricity Production in Wake County, North Carolina
Power Plants in Wake County, North Carolina
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 7,715,048 | |||||
NCSU Cates Cogeneration PlantNC State University, Energy Systems (100.00%) | Raleigh | NC | Natural Gas | 76,362 | 49,531,574.84 | 648.64 | ||
Wake County LFG FacilityIngenco Renewable Development, LLC (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Landfill Gas | 57,918 | 35,029,310.67 | 604.81 | ||
NCSU CCUP Cogeneration PlantNC State University, Energy Systems (100.00%) | Raleigh | NC | Natural Gas | 43,663 | 27,954,721.49 | 640.24 | ||
Wakefield SolarCypress Creek Renewables (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Solar | 9,840 | ||||
Creech Solar 2, LLCCypress Creek Renewables (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Solar | 9,141 | ||||
Sunfish FarmCypress Creek Renewables (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Solar | 8,844 | ||||
CBC Solar Energy Gen Fac Phase 2CBC Alternative Energy, LLC (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Solar | 3,177 | ||||
SAS Solar FarmSAS Institute Inc (100.00%) | Cary | NC | Solar | 1,735 | ||||
Neuse River Solar FarmScale Sustainable I, LLC (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Solar | 1,536 | ||||
Wake RJ3 Solar Energy StorageNorth Carolina Electric Member Cooperative (100.00%) | Wake County | NC | Solar | 235 |
There is 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Wake County, North Carolina
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 7,715,048 |
Wake County, North Carolina Details
When considering electricity production, Wake County's top fuel type is Nuclear, making up 97.32%, or 7,715,048 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Natural Gas (1.50%) and Landfill Gas (0.69%), these three fuel types make up 99.51% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 2,339,851,255.21 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 123rd highest in the United States out of 3230 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 1,991.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 2599th highest polluting county in the nation. Wake County is home to 11 power producing plants, which is 26th most in the state.
Providers In Each City in Wake County:
- Apex, North Carolina:
- Apex Utilities: 100.00%
- Cary, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 92.14%
- Duke Energy Carolinas: 7.86%
- Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 100.00%
- Garner, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 100.00%
- Holly Springs, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 100.00%
- Knightdale, North Carolina:
- Wake Electric: 21.02%
- Duke Energy Progress: 78.98%
- Morrisville, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 75.99%
- Duke Energy Carolinas: 24.01%
- Raleigh, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 98.69%
- Wake Electric: 1.31%
- Rolesville, North Carolina:
- Wake Electric: 25.35%
- Duke Energy Progress: 74.65%
- Wake Forest, North Carolina:
- Wake Electric: 42.12%
- Wake Forest Power: 39.36%
- Duke Energy Progress: 18.51%
- Wendell, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 100.00%
- Zebulon, North Carolina:
- Wake Electric: 4.48%
- Duke Energy Progress: 95.52%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located in Wake County, North Carolina?
Wake County, North Carolina has 11 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Wake County, North Carolina?
By total customer count, Duke Energy Progress is the largest electricity company in Wake County, North Carolina.
How many electric companies offer service in Wake County, North Carolina?
There are 5 electricity suppliers offering service in Wake County, North Carolina.
What electricity companies offer service in Wake County, North Carolina?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Energy Progress | 96,459 |
| 2 | Apex Utilities | 28,804 |
| 3 | Wake Electric | 11,682 |
| 4 | Wake Forest Power | 7,303 |
| 5 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 4,788 |
