RE (Residential Electric Water Heating and Space Conditioning)

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC · Time-of-use + tiered · filed 2026

$0.1354per kWh, all in
$1,625a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$14.00fixed, before any usage
$0.1395utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$14.00 per month
StructureTime-of-use + tiered
Filed2026-01-01

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.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.11785 0.00495 0.12280

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 800.0 kWh 0.11785 0.00495 0.12280
2 no limit 0.10606 0.00495 0.11101

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $904.78 $0.1508
1000 $1,625.05 $0.1354
2000 $3,016.12 $0.1257

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises. This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used; an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. RETC (Residential Service All-Electric Time of Use with Critical Peak Pricing)) comes to $1,492.98 a year against this one's $1,625.05 — a difference of $132. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

The utility's own description

Available only to residential customers in residences, condominiums, mobile homes, or individually metered apartments which provide independent and permanent facilities complete for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. In addition, all energy required for all water heating, cooking, clothes drying, and environmental space conditioning must be supplied electrically, and all electric energy used in such dwelling must be recorded through a single meter.

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