Electric utilities in North Carolina
Every electric utility serving North Carolina in EIA data year 2025, with ownership type, grid operator, balancing authority, customers and the counties each one serves.
Retail utilities1113 investor-owned, 33 co-ops, 71 municipal
All entities111Including marketers and other filers
Counties covered100With at least one utility listed
Retail customers5,252,117Sum of utility customer counts
Retail electric utilities in North Carolina
Sorted by customers. See North Carolina on the map, and the state regulator, North Carolina Utilities Commission.
| Utility | EIA ID | Type | ISO or region | Balancing authority | Customers | Counties served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCDuke Energy Carolinas | 5416 | Investor-owned | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 2,005,333 | 44 Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Guilford, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Wake, Wilkes, Yadkin |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC)Duke Energy Progress | 3046 | Investor-owned | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,411,441 | 56 Alamance, Anson, Avery, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hoke, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson, Yancey |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 21632 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 129,872 | 19 Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin |
| Virginia Electric & Power CoDominion Energy Virginia / North Carolina | 19876 | Investor-owned | PJM | PJM | 121,085 | 25 Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Chowan, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Tyrrell, Warren, Washington |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | 24889 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 93,154 | 4 Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson |
| Fayetteville Public Works Commission | 6235 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 81,991 | 1 Cumberland |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | 19435 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 77,041 | 5 Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | 1889 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 76,261 | 7 Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Watauga, Wilkes |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | 9837 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 75,645 | 6 Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | 16496 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 70,153 | 10 Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford |
| Greenville Utilities Comm | 7639 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 67,704 | 1 Pitt |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | 11291 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 61,427 | 5 Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Robeson, Scotland |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | 19981 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 45,235 | 7 Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, Wake |
| South River Elec Member Corp | 17572 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 44,701 | 5 Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson |
| Town of High Point | 8571 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 41,398 | 4 Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph |
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | 3107 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 40,467 | 4 Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | 6784 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 37,240 | 4 Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey |
| City of Wilson | 20785 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 34,496 | 7 Edgecombe, Greene, Johnston, Nash, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | 6640 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 32,725 | 6 Bladen, Columbus, Duplin, Onslow, Pender, Sampson |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | 15023 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 32,113 | 7 Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | 15671 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 31,994 | 5 Alamance, Chatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph |
| City of Concord - (NC) | 4150 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 31,298 | 1 Cabarrus |
| City of Rocky Mount - (NC) | 16226 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 27,992 | 2 Edgecombe, Nash |
| City of Gastonia - (NC) | 7027 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 27,963 | 1 Gaston |
| Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp | 18339 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 27,063 | 5 Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 8333 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 26,884 | 6 Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Transylvania |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp | 18957 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 25,096 | 7 Duplin, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson |
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | 19108 | Cooperative | PJM | PJM | 22,955 | 6 Beaufort, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Washington |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | 3250 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 22,840 | 5 Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Randolph |
| City of New Bern - (NC) | 13416 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 22,745 | 2 Craven, Jones |
| Town of Apex- (NC) | 719 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 21,229 | 1 Wake |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 14717 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 21,075 | 7 Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, Union |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | 13027 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | TVA | 18,838 | 3 Avery, Burke, Watauga |
| City of Lexington - (NC) | 10966 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 18,791 | 1 Davidson |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | 1891 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | TVA | 17,960 | 1 Cherokee |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | 16101 | Cooperative | PJM | PJM | 14,229 | 7 Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans |
| City of Washington - (NC) | 20142 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 13,764 | 3 Beaufort, Martin, Pitt |
| City of Statesville - (NC) | 18022 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 13,623 | 1 Iredell |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | 240 | Cooperative | PJM | PJM | 12,931 | 5 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans |
| City of Elizabeth City - (NC) | 5760 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 12,526 | 1 Pasquotank |
| City of Albemarle - (NC) | 232 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 12,118 | 1 Stanly |
| City of Kinston - (NC) | 10345 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 11,864 | 1 Lenoir |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | 7978 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 11,743 | 4 Halifax, Martin, Nash, Warren |
| City of Lumberton - (NC) | 11318 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 11,486 | 1 Robeson |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | 5656 | Cooperative | PJM | PJM | 11,344 | 8 Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt, Wilson |
| City of Monroe - (NC) | 12801 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 10,958 | 1 Union |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | 14857 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 8,755 | 6 Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson |
| City of Morganton - (NC) | 12944 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 8,321 | 1 Burke |
| City of Shelby - (NC) | 17037 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 8,308 | 1 Cleveland |
| New River Light & Power Co | 13482 | State authority | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 8,275 | 1 Watauga |
| Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp | 2982 | Cooperative | PJM | PJM | 7,774 | 1 Dare |
| Town of Clayton | 3731 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 6,924 | 1 Johnston |
| Town of Wake Forest - (NC) | 19974 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 6,660 | 1 Wake |
| Town of Huntersville - (NC) | 9087 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 6,096 | 1 Mecklenburg |
| Town of Tarboro - (NC) | 18466 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 5,947 | 1 Edgecombe |
| City of Laurinburg - (NC) | 10770 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 5,658 | 1 Scotland |
| Town of Murphy - (NC) | 40441 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | TVA | 5,062 | 1 Cherokee |
| City of Kings Mountain - (NC) | 10324 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 4,920 | 2 Cleveland, Gaston |
| City of Newton - (NC) | 13561 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 4,710 | 1 Catawba |
| Town of Smithfield - (NC) | 17451 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 4,407 | 1 Johnston |
| Town of Edenton - (NC) | 6710 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 4,146 | 1 Chowan |
| Town of Forest City | 6580 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 4,144 | 1 Rutherford |
| Town of Ayden - (NC) | 1036 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 3,996 | 1 Pitt |
| Town of Cornelius - (NC) | 4365 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 3,929 | 1 Mecklenburg |
| Town of Dallas - (NC) | 4739 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 3,636 | 1 Gaston |
| Town of Pineville - (NC) | 15062 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 3,605 | 1 Mecklenburg |
| City of Winterville - (NC) | 20836 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 3,069 | 1 Pitt |
| Town of Waynesville - (NC) | 20225 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 3,054 | 1 Haywood |
| City of Lincolnton - (NC) | 11035 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 3,030 | 1 Lincoln |
| Town of Landis - (NC) | 10669 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 3,004 | 1 Rowan |
| City of Southport - (NC) | 17668 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 2,992 | 1 Brunswick |
| City of Highlands - (NC) | 8579 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 2,833 | 2 Jackson, Macon |
| Town of Farmville - (NC) | 6209 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 2,779 | 1 Pitt |
| Town of Selma - (NC) | 16914 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 2,749 | 1 Johnston |
| Town of Granite Falls - (NC) | 7496 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 2,472 | 1 Caldwell |
| City of Cherryville - (NC) | 3437 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 2,440 | 1 Gaston |
| Town of Louisburg - (NC) | 11228 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,972 | 1 Franklin |
| Town of Benson - (NC) | 1571 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,883 | 1 Johnston |
| Town of Windsor- (NC) | 20811 | Municipal | PJM | PJM | 1,755 | 1 Bertie |
| Town of La Grange - (NC) | 10586 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,701 | 1 Lenoir |
| Town of Red Springs - (NC) | 15778 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,673 | 1 Robeson |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp | 19154 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | TVA | 1,508 | 1 Cherokee |
| Town of Scotland Neck - (NC) | 16788 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,400 | 1 Halifax |
| Town of Enfield - (NC) | 5896 | Municipal | PJM | PJM | 1,248 | 1 Halifax |
| Town of Maiden - (NC) | 11515 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 1,220 | 1 Catawba |
| Town of Drexel - (NC) | 5372 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 1,215 | 1 Burke |
| City of Hertford - (NC) | 8517 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,178 | 1 Perquimans |
| Town of Sharpsburg - (NC) | 17004 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,156 | 3 Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson |
| Town of Lucama - (NC) | 11205 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,148 | 1 Wilson |
| Town of Stantonsburg - (NC) | 17981 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,145 | 3 Greene, Wayne, Wilson |
| Town of Belhaven - (NC) | 1494 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 1,112 | 1 Beaufort |
| City of Robersonville - (NC) | 16113 | Municipal | PJM | PJM | 964 | 1 Martin |
| Town of Black Creek - (NC) | 202 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 760 | 1 Wilson |
| Town of Fremont - (NC) | 6780 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 743 | 1 Wayne |
| Town of Pinetops - (NC) | 15058 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 728 | 1 Edgecombe |
| Town of Pikeville - (NC) | 15046 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 499 | 1 Wayne |
| Town of Hookerton - (NC) | 8825 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 423 | 1 Greene |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | 2212 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 420 | 3 Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford |
| Town of Fountain - (NC) | 6613 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 304 | 1 Pitt |
| Town of Hobgood | 8677 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 267 | 1 Halifax |
| Town of Hamilton - (NC) | 7996 | Municipal | PJM | PJM | 259 | 1 Martin |
| Town of MacClesfield - (NC) | 11360 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 258 | 1 Edgecombe |
| Town of Oak City - (NC) | 13931 | Municipal | PJM | PJM | 211 | 1 Martin |
| Town of Bostic - (NC) | 1987 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 202 | 1 Rutherford |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12260 | Cooperative | PJM | PJM | 132 | 5 Granville, Northampton, Person, Vance, Warren |
| Town of Walstonburg | 20071 | Municipal | Southeast (no ISO) | CPLE | 130 | 1 Greene |
| York Electric Coop Inc | 21002 | Cooperative | Southeast (no ISO) | DUK | 15 | 2 Gaston, Mecklenburg |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 18642 | Federal | Southeast (no ISO) | TVA | 2 | 0 — |
| North Carolina Eastern M P A | 13687 | Joint action / municipal marketing | Southeast (no ISO) | — | — | 1 Wake |
| North Carolina El Member Corp | 13683 | Cooperative | PJM | — | — | 0 — |
| North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | 13630 | Joint action / municipal marketing | Southeast (no ISO) | — | — | 0 — |
Which utilities serve each county in North Carolina
About this data
Which utilities exist comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Form EIA-861 and EIA-861S, data year 2025 (final release, October 7, 2026), read directly from eia.gov. County service territories, balancing authority codes and customer counts come from EIA-861 for 2018, the latest year compiled at county level for this directory; utilities that started reporting after 2018 carry their 2025 values. County boundaries are U.S. Census cartographic boundaries (us-atlas 3.0, Albers USA projection).
Customer counts are per utility within North Carolina. A county’s grid operator is the one serving most of its customers, estimated by spreading each utility’s customers evenly over its counties. Download every state in one file from the U.S. Electric Utility Directory.
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