The Tar Heel State
NC Utilities
IOU, Municipal, Cooperative, Retail Energy Suppliers, Wholesale
North Carolina Consumer Choice: No Deregulation
Utility: Consumers in North Carolina may not choose their energy supplier.
North Carolina Electric Choice: 
North Carolina Gas Choice: 
Deregulated Gas Year Electric Year
North Carolina No N/A No N/A No Comments
STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO
North Carolina SERC Eastern None
Region: Midwest
North Carolina Population: 10,488,084 People/ Land Mile: 215.7
Square Miles: 53,819 Land Miles: 48,618 Water Miles: 5,201
Yearly Values:
Net Generation 134,249,497 MWH Retail Sales 138,287,404 MWH Gas 599.3 trillion Btu
Counties NC Zip Codes NC Utility Zip Codes
NERC Authority: SERC
FERC Authority: Southeast Natural Gas Region
Electric Retail Average: 9.3 cents/kWh (Ave)
North Carolina Power Mix
U.S. Commodity Sources 2019:
• Nuclear: 31.8%
• Coal: 23.3%
• Natural gas: 31.7%
• Hydro: 4.7%
• Solar PV: 5.5%
• Wind: 0.4%
• Biomass: 2.3%
Previous U.S. Commodity Sources:
• Coal: 38%
• Natural gas: 22%
• Nuclear: 32%
• Hydro: 5%
NC Solar: Net Metering, Tax Credits, Solar Rebates
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State Authorities:
North Carolina Utilities Commission
North Carolina Department of Justice
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