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Residential customers
30 thousand
29,754 homes
Average price
16.72 cents
North Carolina average 14.00
Average bill
$127.38
Per month at 762 kWh
Price rank
44 of 48
Lowest to highest in North Carolina
Town of Apex rates and average bill
Town of Apex reported 29,754 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 762 kWh a month on average at 16.72 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, Town of Apex ranks 44 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Apex | 16.72 | 762 | $127.38 |
| 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 Town of Apex 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)
Wake
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Reliability
For 2025, Town of Apex reported an average of 12 minutes without power per customer and 0.10 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 115 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Town of Apex had about 116 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The North Carolina figure across its utilities was 145 minutes. One interruption lasting 115 minutes and 0.10 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 12 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. Town of Apex reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 43 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 1,091 residential net-metered systems on the Town of Apex grid in 2025, with 8.7 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.
Town of Apex is a municipal utility based in North Carolina.
Town of Apex compared with North Carolina
Of the 48 utilities listed for North Carolina, Town of Apex is the 23rd largest by homes, at roughly 0.58% of the state total. Its price of 16.72 cents per kWh is 4.26 cents above the median of 20 other municipal utilities in North Carolina (12.46 cents). Town of Apex lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address. 1,091 of its residential customers use net metering, or 36.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Apex | Municipal | 29,754 | 16.72 |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,215 | 14.32 |
| City of Concord | Municipal | 30,029 | 11.57 |
| Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 28,296 | 17.53 |
| Mountain Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 27,882 | 13.13 |
| City of Gastonia | Municipal | 27,524 | 12.34 |
See every one on the electric companies in North Carolina page.
Official site and where to get help
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Town of Apex questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Town of Apex?
Town of Apex residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 16.72 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 762 kWh a month and an average bill of $127.38 (EIA Form EIA-861). The North Carolina average was 14.00 cents.
How many customers does Town of Apex have?
EIA reports about 29,754 residential customers for Town of Apex in 2025.
Who regulates Town of Apex?
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 Town of Apex?
For 2025, Town of Apex reported an average of 12 minutes of outage per customer and 0.10 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.