Basic Residential Rate Schedule 1

What this tariff charges

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

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What it costs at different usage levels

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises.

Rooftop solar on this tariff

A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save between $548 and $1,062 a year on this tariff, paying back in 20–38 years . No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.

no sell rate filed, but this utility reports residential net metering - the range spans no export credit to full retail netting. Compare across this state →

The utility's own description

This schedule is applicable to the separately metered and billed supply of alternating current electricity to any Customer for use in and about (a) a single-family residence, flat or apartment, or (b) a combination farm and one occupied single-family residence, flat or apartment, or (c) a private residence used as a boarding and/or rooming house with no more than one cooking installation nor more than ten bedrooms or (d) a 'family care home' as defined in Chapter 168, Section 21(1) of the General Statutes of North Carolina.