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Residential customers
67 thousand
66,779 homes
Average price
12.68 cents
North Carolina average 14.00
Average bill
$130.88
Per month at 1,032 kWh
Price rank
12 of 48
Lowest to highest in North Carolina
Greenville Utilities Commission rates and average bill
Greenville Utilities Commission reported 66,779 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,032 kWh a month on average at 12.68 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 48 North Carolina utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Greenville Utilities Commission ranks 12 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Utilities Commission | 12.68 | 1,032 | $130.88 |
| North Carolina (all utilities) | 14.00 | 1,044 | $146.14 |
| 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 Greenville Utilities Commission has distribution equipment. That covers 1 county in North Carolina. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
North Carolina (1 county)
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Reliability
For 2025, Greenville Utilities Commission reported an average of 28 minutes without power per customer and 0.37 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 75 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Greenville Utilities Commission had about 100 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The North Carolina figure across its utilities was 145 minutes. One interruption lasting 75 minutes and 0.37 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 28 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. Greenville Utilities Commission does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 195 residential net-metered systems on the Greenville Utilities Commission grid in 2025, with 1.8 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Greenville Utilities Commission is a municipal utility based in North Carolina.
Greenville Utilities Commission compared with North Carolina
Of the 48 utilities listed for North Carolina, Greenville Utilities Commission is the 10th largest by homes, at roughly 1.3% of the state total. Its price of 12.68 cents per kWh is 0.23 cents above the median of 20 other municipal utilities in North Carolina (12.46 cents). At $130.88 a month, an average Greenville Utilities Commission home pays about $183 a year less than the North Carolina average of $146.14, and uses 12 kWh a month less. Greenville Utilities Commission lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address. 195 of its residential customers use net metering, or 2.9 per 1,000 homes, against 12.8 for North Carolina as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other North Carolina utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Utilities Commission | Municipal | 66,779 | 12.68 |
| Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 72,320 | 14.92 |
| Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 72,060 | 13.02 |
| York Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 66,385 | 13.68 |
| Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 65,422 | 14.32 |
| Wake Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 56,069 | 14.29 |
See every one on the electric companies in North Carolina page.
Official site and where to get help
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Greenville Utilities Commission questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Greenville Utilities Commission?
Greenville Utilities Commission residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.68 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,032 kWh a month and an average bill of $130.88 (EIA Form EIA-861). The North Carolina average was 14.00 cents.
How many customers does Greenville Utilities Commission have?
EIA reports about 66,779 residential customers for Greenville Utilities Commission in 2025.
Who regulates Greenville Utilities Commission?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for North Carolina on the North Carolina state page.
How reliable is Greenville Utilities Commission?
For 2025, Greenville Utilities Commission reported an average of 28 minutes of outage per customer and 0.37 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.