Monroe electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power to Monroe houses and what a typical house uses: about 963 kWh of electricity a month.
Electricity: City of Monroe electric
Residential Service Schedule R: $14.00 basic customer charge, $0.10590 per kWh for the first 300 kWh and $0.09880 per kWh after that. A Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard charge of $0.91 a month for a residential account applies. The schedule says current North Carolina utilities sales tax shall be added to these charges; the total shown does not include it.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $14.91 a month |
| First 300 kWhs a month | 10.59¢ |
| Next kWhs above 300 a month | 9.88¢ |
Ways to pay less
- Electric customers: $150 water heater rebate. A $150 rebate will be paid to the City of Monroe electric customers installing an electric water heater. How: The water heater must be at least a 30-gallon tank.
- Electric customers: heat pump rebate, $300 to $500. For replacing an existing heating/air conditioning system, the rebate is $300 for air source heat pumps 15 – 16.9 SEER and $400 for air source heat pumps of 17+ SEER. How: Minimum 15 SEER, 1 to 5 tons. New construction: $400 (air source, 15 to 17+ SEER). Geothermal, new or replacement: $500. The City verifies the unit qualifies.
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
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