Central Electric Membership electric rates
Updated October 7, 2026 · Source: EIA Form 861 (2024)
Cooperative utility serving 22,071 homes in North Carolina.
Your rate
Estimate your bill
It's on your bill, usually near the top. Starting at 1,284 kWh, the average for Central Electric Membership homes.
This is an estimate. Uses the EIA average rate with a nominal $12 fixed charge; real tariffs have tiers, time-of-use pricing and riders. Your bill also includes taxes and fuel adjustments that change month to month.
Rate cases
No rate case on file for Central Electric Membership right now. We check regulator dockets weekly; last check October 7, 2026. Know of one?
Rate history
Central Electric Membership's average rate is up 6% since 2020, versus +28% for the U.S. average.
Average residential revenue per kWh, EIA-861. Includes delivery and, where the utility sells it, supply.
Rebates for heat pumps, batteries and EV chargers
We haven't found utility-level rebates for Central Electric Membership yet. Check North Carolina programs or read what's left after the federal credits ended.
About Central Electric Membership
- Ownership
- Cooperative
- Homes served
- 22,071 residential customers (2024)
- Grid operator
- CPLE
- Retail choice
- No — one bundled rate
- Data
- EIA-861 2024, released October 7, 2026; rate cases checked October 7, 2026
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