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Electric companies in North Carolina

110 electric utilities serve North Carolina, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds. The largest by customers is Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, with about 2,274,895 customers in North Carolina (US EIA-861, 2025).

Territory is filed by county, so a county can list several utilities; usually only one serves a given address, and your electric bill names it.

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Every electric utility in North Carolina

Largest first, by customers on its lines in North Carolina (US EIA-861, 2025). “Live” is whether MassOutage can see its outages.

UtilityTypeCustomersCountiesLiveReport an outage
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCInvestor Owned2,274,89544Live · county-
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)Investor Owned1,605,33056Live · county-
EnergyUnited Elec Member CorpCooperative145,02819Live · county-
Virginia Electric & Power CoInvestor Owned128,52225Live · county☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗
Brunswick Electric Member CorpCooperative118,3264Live · county-
Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC)Cooperative90,1485Live · county-
Jones-Onslow Elec Member CorpCooperative85,8016Live · county-
Fayetteville Public Works CommissionMunicipal85,0881Live · county-
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)Cooperative81,1757Live · county-
Rutherford Elec Member CorpCooperative77,77710Live · county-
Greenville Utilities CommMunicipal75,2381Live · county-
Lumbee River Elec Member CorpCooperative68,2855Live · county-
Wake Electric Membership CorpCooperative58,9877Live · county-
South River Elec Member CorpCooperative49,0675Live · county-
Town of High PointMunicipal44,6704Live · county-
Carteret-Craven El Member CorpCooperative43,7564Live · county-
French Broad Elec Member CorpCooperative39,9315Live · county-
City of Wilson - (NC)Municipal37,1927Live · county-
Four County Elec Member CorpCooperative35,9596Live · county-
Piedmont Electric Member CorpCooperative34,8597Outages only-
City of Concord - (NC)Municipal34,4451Live · county-
Randolph Electric Member CorpCooperative34,3126Live · county-
City of Gastonia - (NC)Municipal31,9311Live · county-
Town of Apex- (NC)Municipal31,9071Live · county-
Haywood Electric Member CorpCooperative31,2886Live · county-
Surry-Yadkin Elec Member CorpCooperative28,5975Live · county-
City of Rocky Mount - (NC)Municipal27,9372Live · total only-
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)Cooperative27,4197Live · county-
City of New Bern - (NC)Municipal25,3722Live · county-
Tideland Electric Member CorpCooperative24,7266Live · county-
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)Cooperative23,3255Live · county-
Pee Dee Electric Member CorpCooperative22,3557Live · county-
City of Lexington - (NC)Municipal20,5331Live · county-
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)Cooperative20,4143Live · county-
Mountain Electric Coop, IncCooperative20,1653No live feed-
City of Statesville - (NC)Municipal15,2531Live · county-
City of Washington - (NC)-14,3143Live · total only-
Roanoke Electric Member CorpCooperative14,0657Live · county-
Albemarle Electric Member CorpCooperative13,9515Live · county-
City of Monroe - (NC)Municipal13,7331Live · county-
City of Elizabeth City - (NC)-13,6861Live · county-
City of Albemarle - (NC)Municipal13,5921Live · county-
Halifax Electric Member CorpCooperative12,3784Live · county-
City of Kinston - (NC)Municipal12,0421Live · county-
Edgecombe-Martin County E M CCooperative11,9428Live · county-
City of Lumberton - (NC)Municipal11,7901Live · county-
Town of Clayton - (NC)-9,4151No live feed-
Town of Huntersville - (NC)Municipal9,4111Live · county-
Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp-9,2676Live · county-
City of Shelby - (NC)Municipal9,2191No live feed-
New River Light & Power CoState9,1781Live · county-
City of Morganton - (NC)Municipal8,9111Live · county-
Town of Wake Forest - (NC)Municipal8,7741No live feed-
Cape Hatteras Elec Member CorpCooperative8,1941Live · county-
Town of Tarboro - (NC)-6,3591Live · county-
Town of Smithfield - (NC)-5,8301No live feed-
City of Laurinburg - (NC)-5,5981No live feed-
Town of Murphy - (NC)-5,4911No live feed-
City of Kings Mountain - (NC)-5,4872No live feed-
Town of Ayden - (NC)-5,0121No live feed-
City of Newton - (NC)Municipal4,9461No live feed-
Town of Edenton - (NC)-4,3171No live feed-
Town of Forest City-4,2881No live feed-
Town of Dallas - (NC)-4,0411No live feed-
Town of Cornelius - (NC)Municipal4,0261No live feed-
Town of Pineville - (NC)-4,0261No live feed-
Town of Landis - (NC)-3,6821No live feed-
City of Southport - (NC)-3,6351No live feed-
Town of Waynesville - (NC)-3,5681No live feed-
City of Winterville - (NC)-3,4271No live feed-
Town of Farmville - (NC)-3,1931No live feed-
Town of Selma - (NC)-3,0491No live feed-
City of Lincolnton - (NC)-3,0421No live feed-
City of Highlands - (NC)-2,9742No live feed-
City of Cherryville - (NC)-2,6531No live feed-
Town of Granite Falls - (NC)Municipal2,6381No live feed-
Town of Benson - (NC)Municipal2,2451No live feed-
Town of Louisburg - (NC)-2,1321No live feed-
Town of La Grange - (NC)-1,9491No live feed-
Tri-State Electric Member Corp-1,8101No live feed-
Town of Red Springs - (NC)-1,7541No live feed-
Town of Windsor- (NC)-1,7461No live feed-
Town of Scotland Neck - (NC)-1,3551No live feed-
Town of Maiden - (NC)-1,3461No live feed-
Town of Stantonsburg - (NC)-1,3353No live feed-
Town of Sharpsburg - (NC)-1,2603No live feed-
Town of Drexel - (NC)-1,2561No live feed-
Town of Enfield - (NC)-1,2201No live feed-
City of Hertford - (NC)-1,2021No live feed-
Town of Lucama - (NC)-1,1511No live feed-
Town of Belhaven - (NC)-1,0961No live feed-
City of Robersonville - (NC)-8931No live feed-
Town of Black Creek - (NC)-8641No live feed-
Town of Fremont - (NC)-7621No live feed-
Town of Pinetops - (NC)-7041No live feed-
Town of Pikeville - (NC)-5141No live feed-
Broad River Electric Coop, IncCooperative4983Live · county-
Town of Hookerton - (NC)-3981No live feed-
Town of Fountain - (NC)-2971No live feed-
Town of MacClesfield - (NC)-2741No live feed-
Town of Hobgood-2671No live feed-
Town of Hamilton - (NC)-2451No live feed-
Town of Oak City - (NC)-2251No live feed-
Town of Bostic - (NC)-2091No live feed-
Mecklenburg Electric CooperativeCooperative1425Live · county-
Town of Walstonburg-1371No live feed-
York Electric Coop IncCooperative192No live feed-
Tennessee Valley Authority-41No live feed-
Duke Energy--67No live feed-
North Carolina Eastern M P A--1No live feed-

Electric utilities by county

Each county's utilities, largest in the state first. The county name opens its live outage page.

Electric companies in North Carolina: FAQ

How many electric companies serve North Carolina?
110 electric utilities serve North Carolina, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds.
What is the largest electric company in North Carolina?
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, with about 2,274,895 customers in North Carolina (US EIA-861, 2025).
Which electric company serves my address in North Carolina?
Your electric bill names it. Service territory is filed by county, so MassOutage lists the utilities serving each North Carolina county; usually only one of them serves a given address, and a utility can tell you whether it serves yours.
Who do I call to report a power outage in North Carolina?
Your electric utility. MassOutage has an outage phone line, report page or outage map on file for 1 of the 110 utilities serving North Carolina, listed above; for the others, check your bill or the utility's website. For a downed power line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.

Live power outages in North Carolina →

Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), every source we read. Service territory and customer counts are each utility's own EIA-861 filing; a utility a live outage feed has reported in a county is listed there too.