Electric Rate Comparison Chart

ELECTRIC RATE COMPARISON CHART

The city of Rocky Mount is committed to enhancing the quality of life in our community through the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of electric service. On this page, you will find comparison charts that show how the city of Rocky Mount electric rates compare with those of surrounding utility providers.

Residential Electric Rate Comparison (as of 1/1/20)

Values shown in the example below are based on an average household usage of 1,000 kWh per month with all three Load Management Program credits.

  Basic
Customer
Charge 
kWh
Charge 
Avg.
Monthly
Bill 
Comparison
to Rocky
Mount
Rocky
Mount
 
 $26.00  0.097077  $104.33  
Duke
Energy
Progress
 $14.00  0.10433
(Jul-Oct)
0.0996
(Nov-Jun)
  
 $114.54  9.8%
Dominion  $10.91  0.115418
(Jun-Sep)
0.100574
(Oct-May)
  
 $113.53 8.8%
Edgecombe-
Martin
County
EMC
 $25.00  0.1222

  
 $144.03  38.1%
Halifax
EMC
$30.00   0.1216
 $159.84 53.2%

Note: Rates for Duke Energy Progress and Dominion are calculated based on a weighted average. Taxes are not added to the average monthly bill.

  • City of Rocky Mount: $26.00 + (0.097077*1000kWh) - 18.75*
    *Average monthly Load Management Program credit: ($7.50x12) + ($15x5) + ($20x3) = $225/12 = $18.75

  • Duke Energy Progress: $14.00 + 1.45 + ((((0.10433*4)+(0.0996*8))/12) x 1000kWh) - 2.08*
    *Average monthly load management credit: $25/12 = $2.08; residential service rates including REPS Rider
    Source: Duke Energy Progress North Carolina

  • Dominion: $10.91 + 0.43 + ((((0.115418*4)+(0.100574*8))/12) x 1000kWh) - 3.33*
    *Average monthly load management credit: $40/12 = $3.33; Residential energy charge (per kwh) includes the sum of Riders A, B, B2, C, and CE, which equals 0.00513.
    Source: Dominion North Carolina Power

  • Edgecombe-Martin County EMC: $25.00 + (0.1222*1000kWh) + $0.21 + $0.50 - $3.88
    Residential service rates including REPS Rider and Energy Efficiency Rider
    Source: Edgecombe-Martin County EMC

  • Halifax EMC: $30.00 + (0.1216*1000kWh) + $0.34 + $6.00 + $1.90
    Residential service rates including REPS Rider, WPTA Rider and Coal Ash Rider
    Source: Halifax EMC

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Department of Energy (DOE)/Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data for April 2020

Table 5.6.B. Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, Year-to-Date through April 2020 and 2019

State ¢/kWh 
Louisiana  9.06
Washington 9.52
North Dakota 9.55
Oklahoma 9.57
Idaho 9.64
Missouri   9.74
Arkansas 10.09
Utah    10.18
Nebraska 10.22
Rocky Mount  10.43
Wyoming    10.69
Kentucky    10.71
Tennessee  10.76
Oregon 10.87
South Dakota 11.10
Georgia    11.17
Montana    11.25
West Virginia    11.33
Mississippi    11.41
North Carolina    11.49
Florida    11.71
Ohio    11.78
Colorado    11.94
Nevada    11.98
Texas    12.01
Indiana    12.10
Arizona    12.12
Iowa    12.14
Virginia    12.15
New Mexico    12.38
Kansas    12.38
South Carolina    12.56
Alabama    12.58
District of Columbia  12.64
Delaware 12.65
Minnesota    12.80
U.S. Total    12.98
Illinois    13.00
Maryland    13.40
Pennsylvania     13.70
Wisconsin    14.64
New Jersey     15.79
Michigan    15.95
Maine    16.75
Vermont    19.44
New York    17.37
Vermont   19.44
New Hampshire    19.61
California    20.58
Alaska    22.29
Massachusetts    22.99
Connecticut  23.05
Rhode Island   23.41
Hawaii 32.68

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration