Brunswick Electric Member Corp Electricity Rates and Average Bill (North Carolina)

Data through April 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated July 05, 2026

As of April 2026, Brunswick Electric Member Corp's residential customers in North Carolina paid an average effective rate of 16.25¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $117.71, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is in line with the North Carolina average of 16.25¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.83¢/kWh.

Average rate
16.25¢/kWh
+7.6% year over year
Average bill
$117.71
+8.5% year over year
Average usage
724 kWh/mo
vs 756 NC average
Residential customers
111,172
Cooperative

Rate trend vs the North Carolina average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
May 202515.64114.22730
June 202514.73129.41878
July 202513.69171.571253
August 202513.59174.871287
September 202514.19134.03945
October 202514.75111.84758
November 202516.01107.32670
December 202514.28127.43892
January 202613.41156.771169
February 202612.7197.261553
March 202613.73142.921041
April 202616.25117.71724

Brunswick Electric Member Corp vs North Carolina vs the U.S.

Brunswick Electric Member CorpNorth CarolinaU.S. average
Rate (April 2026)16.25¢/kWh16.25¢/kWh18.83¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$117.71$122.81$127.71
Average monthly usage724 kWh756 kWh678 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+7.6%+11.8%+7.3%

Estimate a bill at Brunswick Electric Member Corp rates

1,000 kWh × 16.25¢ ≈ $162.50

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Brunswick Electric Member Corp's average effective rate of 16.25¢/kWh is about $162.50. The utility's actual average usage is 724 kWh/month, which produces the $117.71 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full North Carolina rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.