Electricity prices in Spring Lake, NC

Households in Spring Lake pay 15.0¢/kWh (North Carolina average), about $156 a month for 1,044 kWh a month, the North Carolina household average.

Electricity price
15.0¢/kWh
North Carolina average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$156
1,044 kWh a month, the North Carolina household average
Small business
10.7¢/kWh
North Carolina average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$75$897
1,000 kWh a month$150$1,794
1,500 kWh a month$224$2,691
2,000 kWh a month$299$3,588

At 15.0¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Spring Lake

Commercial customers pay 10.7¢/kWh and industrial customers 8.2¢/kWh (North Carolina average).

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Home running costs in Spring Lake

In Spring Lake, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $71 a month excluding rent – 15% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$71
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−15%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
1,696 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,422
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$31$40–
With rent$31$40$1,351

Spring Lake compared with the average for the United States

  • Spring Lake
  • The United States average
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ValueSpring LakeThe United States average
Electricity$31$44
Heating$40$40
Total$71$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Spring Lake by about $268 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan324
Feb258
Mar187
Apr70
May12
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep3
Oct52
Nov166
Dec270

Heating with a gas boiler: about 4,291 kWh a year at 11.2¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Spring Lake

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,453 kWh a year here. ($217 per year)

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How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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