Duke Energy Electricity Rate per kWh in 2026
How much does Duke Energy charge per kWh in 2026?
Duke Energy’s estimated effective residential rate is about 13.47 cents per kWh as of June 2026. A typical home using 1,000 kWh a month pays roughly $149, including the about $14 monthly customer charge. Commercial service runs about 11.23c/kWh. This is a representative average; your exact rate depends on the tariff, season, and fuel and rider charges on Duke Energy’s official rate schedule.
About Duke Energy
Duke Energy serves approximately 7.9 million residential customers across NC, SC, FL, IN, OH, KY. The estimated effective residential rate is about 13.47 cents per kWh as of June 2026 - a representative average; see the official tariff schedule for your exact rate.
Service area: Carolinas (Duke Energy Carolinas and Progress), Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
Parent company: Duke Energy Corporation
Recent rate case: Rates are set through periodic rate cases before the state utility commissions in Duke's service territories; consult the tariff schedule linked above for the current approved pricing.
Duke Energy Bill Calculator: Cost by Monthly Usage
Estimated monthly bill at 13.47c/kWh plus the $14 fixed charge. Formula: kWh x rate + fixed charge.
A representative estimate using the effective average rate. Your exact bill depends on the tariff, season, and fuel and rider charges. Calculate with your own usage ->
Use our bill calculator for an estimate with your actual kWh usage.
Bill Calculator ->Duke Energy on Form EIA-861: 2024 Reported Sales, Customers and Realised Prices
EIA's 2024 Form 861 census lists 6 operating companies behind Duke Energy (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, utility 5416; Duke Energy Florida, LLC, utility 6455; Duke Energy Progress (NC), utility 3046; Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, utility 15470; Duke Energy Ohio Inc, utility 3542; Duke Energy Kentucky, utility 19446), together serving 7,409,922 residential accounts (bundled plus delivery-only) in NC, FL, IN, OH, SC, KY across 264 counties. Weighted across those companies, the 2024 average realised residential price for bundled service was 14.89 cents per kWh (total residential revenue divided by total residential sales). The spread runs from 12.75c (Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Indiana) to 16.63c (Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Florida). These are annual averages of what customers actually paid, including fuel and rider charges, so they will not match the tariff rate on a current bill; the estimated effective rate above is the site's forward-looking figure.
| Operating company | EIA # | State | Ownership | Res. accounts | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Rank in state | Share of res. MWh | Counties | 2025 early release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 5416 | NC | Investor Owned | 1,919,372 | 13.94c | 9.87c | 7.80c | 1 of 55 | 36.7% | 44 | 13.39c |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 6455 | FL | Investor Owned | 1,793,067 | 16.63c | 12.26c | 9.68c | 2 of 37 | 15.9% | 32 | 18.36c |
| Duke Energy Progress (NC) | 3046 | NC | Investor Owned | 1,356,079 | 15.54c | 11.32c | 7.87c | 2 of 55 | 26.5% | 56 | 15.19c |
| Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | 15470 | IN | Investor Owned | 796,265 | 12.75c | 9.94c | 7.88c | 1 of 46 | 27.3% | 71 | not in file |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 3542 | OH | Investor Owned | 693,435 | 15.00c | 11.63c | 8.73c | 3 of 37 | 14.3% | 23 | not in file |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 5416 | SC | Investor Owned | 568,586 | 13.99c | 10.53c | 7.18c | 2 of 29 | 21.5% | 19 | 13.47c |
| Duke Energy Progress (NC) | 3046 | SC | Investor Owned | 143,713 | 14.88c | 11.57c | 7.04c | 4 of 29 | 6.1% | 13 | 14.09c |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | 19446 | KY | Investor Owned | 139,405 | 13.44c | 11.35c | 9.82c | 3 of 46 | 5.7% | 6 | 13.86c |
Data year 2024, EIA-861 final released 3 December 2025. Res. accounts = residential accounts served, bundled plus delivery-only where the company has delivery-only rows; the residential, commercial and industrial prices are the bundled figures (the price basis). Rank is by residential accounts served among the state's utilities with bundled or delivery service; share is the company's share of the state's residential sales in MWh, not of its customers. Delivery-only rows show the wires charge only. The 2025 early-release column is preliminary and unvalidated by EIA.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 Annual, 2024 final data (public domain), retrieved 28 August 2026; prices are average realised revenue per kWh, not tariffs. Final 2024 file f8612024.zip (released 3 December 2025) from the EIA-861 detailed data files. Preliminary 2025 figures come from the early-release file f8612025er.zip (4 August 2026), which EIA has not yet validated; they are labelled as such wherever shown and never mixed into a final figure.