North Carolina
vsSouth Carolina
Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.
| North Carolina | Metric | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 14.02¢/kWh | Residential | 14.96¢/kWh |
| 10.25¢/kWh | Commercial | 11.05¢/kWh |
| 7.80¢/kWh | Industrial | 7.11¢/kWh |
| #17 | Price Rank | #21 |
| 13.8% | Renewable % | 7.1% |
Generation Mix
North Carolina
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Frequently Asked Questions
North Carolina has cheaper residential electricity at 14.02¢/kWh. The difference is 0.94¢/kWh between the two states. North Carolina ranks #17 and South Carolina ranks #21 cheapest among all states.
North Carolina gets 13.8% of electricity from renewables, while South Carolina gets 7.1%. North Carolina leads in renewable energy adoption.
Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.
The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both North Carolina and South Carolina. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for North Carolina versus South Carolina, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.
Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual North Carolina and South Carolina detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.