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Residential customers
1.82 million
1,819,962 homes
Average price
18.36 cents
Florida average 15.21
Average bill
$185.26
Per month at 1,009 kWh
Price rank
35 of 36
Lowest to highest in Florida
Duke Energy Florida rates and average bill
Duke Energy Florida reported 1,819,962 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,009 kWh a month on average at 18.36 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 36 Florida utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Duke Energy Florida ranks 35 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida | 18.36 | 1,009 | $185.26 |
| Florida (all utilities) | 15.21 | 1,103 | $167.86 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Duke Energy Florida has distribution equipment. That covers 32 counties in Florida. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Florida (32 counties)
Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla
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Reliability
For 2025, Duke Energy Florida reported an average of 82 minutes without power per customer and 0.96 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 85 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Duke Energy Florida had about 45 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Florida figure across its utilities was 65 minutes. One interruption lasting 85 minutes and 0.96 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 82 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Duke Energy Florida reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 2,046 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 103,861 residential net-metered systems on the Duke Energy Florida grid in 2025, with 934.5 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Florida, that review is done by the Florida Public Service Commission.
Duke Energy Florida is an investor-owned utility based in Florida.
Duke Energy Florida compared with Florida
Florida has 36 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Duke Energy Florida is 2nd by size and serves about 17.0% of the state's homes. Its price of 18.36 cents per kWh is 1.04 cents above the median of 3 other investor-owned utilities in Florida (17.32 cents). At $185.26 a month, an average Duke Energy Florida home pays about $209 a year more than the Florida average of $167.86, and uses 95 kWh a month less. Duke Energy Florida lists distribution equipment in 32 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 103,861 of its residential customers use net metering, or 57.1 per 1,000 homes, against 30.3 for Florida as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Florida with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Florida utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida | Investor-owned | 1,819,962 | 18.36 |
| Florida Power & Light (FPL) | Investor-owned | 5,337,118 | 14.62 |
| Tampa Electric | Investor-owned | 768,806 | 17.32 |
| JEA | Municipal | 479,288 | 13.84 |
| Orlando Utilities Commission | Municipal | 254,552 | 13.22 |
| Sumter Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 240,241 | 14.98 |
See every one on the electric companies in Florida page.
Official site and where to get help
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Duke Energy Florida questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Duke Energy Florida?
Duke Energy Florida residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 18.36 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,009 kWh a month and an average bill of $185.26 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Florida average was 15.21 cents.
How many customers does Duke Energy Florida have?
EIA reports about 1,819,962 residential customers for Duke Energy Florida in 2025.
Who regulates Duke Energy Florida?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Florida on the Florida state page.
How reliable is Duke Energy Florida?
For 2025, Duke Energy Florida reported an average of 82 minutes of outage per customer and 0.96 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.