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Residential customers
81 thousand
81,070 homes
Average price
13.39 cents
North Carolina average 14.00
Average bill
$151.43
Per month at 1,131 kWh
Price rank
21 of 48
Lowest to highest in North Carolina
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation rates and average bill
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation reported 81,070 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,131 kWh a month on average at 13.39 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, Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation ranks 21 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation | 13.39 | 1,131 | $151.43 |
| 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 Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties 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 (6 counties)
Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender
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Reliability
For 2025, Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 53 minutes without power per customer and 0.66 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 80 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation had about 74 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The North Carolina figure across its utilities was 145 minutes. One interruption lasting 80 minutes and 0.66 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 53 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. Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation 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 692 residential net-metered systems on the Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation grid in 2025, with 4.9 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative based in North Carolina.
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation compared with North Carolina
Of the 48 utilities listed for North Carolina, Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation is the 6th largest by homes, at roughly 1.6% of the state total. Its price of 13.39 cents per kWh is 1.72 cents below the median of 23 other cooperatives in North Carolina (15.10 cents). Over a year, the typical Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation bill runs about $63 above the state average, with monthly use 87 kWh higher. Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 692 of its residential customers use net metering, or 8.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 81,070 | 13.39 |
| Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 108,087 | 13.34 |
| Union Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 86,852 | 13.92 |
| Fayetteville Public Works Commission | Municipal | 75,618 | 12.14 |
| Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 72,320 | 14.92 |
| Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 72,060 | 13.02 |
See every one on the electric companies in North Carolina page.
Official site and where to get help
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Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation?
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.39 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,131 kWh a month and an average bill of $151.43 (EIA Form EIA-861). The North Carolina average was 14.00 cents.
How many customers does Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation have?
EIA reports about 81,070 residential customers for Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation in 2025.
Who regulates Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for North Carolina on the North Carolina state page.
How reliable is Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation?
For 2025, Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 53 minutes of outage per customer and 0.66 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.