12.34¢
per kWh, 2025
[ City of Gastonia / NC ]
City of Gastonia electricity rates in North Carolina
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−0.5%
vs 2024
27,524
residential customers
−0.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at City of Gastonia's average effective residential rate (12.34¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.82¢ | — | 23,478 |
| 2016 | 12.75¢ | −0.6% | 23,916 |
| 2017 | 12.91¢ | +1.3% | 24,059 |
| 2018 | 12.34¢ | −4.4% | 24,541 |
| 2019 | 12.33¢ | −0.1% | 24,660 |
| 2020 | 12.42¢ | +0.7% | 25,075 |
| 2021 | 12.45¢ | +0.2% | 25,806 |
| 2022 | 12.81¢ | +2.9% | 25,777 |
| 2023 | 12.46¢ | −2.7% | 26,404 |
| 2024 | 12.40¢ | −0.5% | 27,008 |
| 2025 | 12.34¢ | −0.5% | 27,524 |
How this compares
14.00¢
North Carolina average, 2025
−11.9%
City of Gastonia vs NC 2025 average
−28.4%
vs US 2025 average
#43
priciest in NC
Serves 1 county in North Carolina: Gaston. 5 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is City of Gastonia raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for City of Gastonia is on file with the North Carolina Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −0.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does City of Gastonia charge per kWh?
City of Gastonia's average effective residential rate was 12.34¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). North Carolina's 2025 average was 14.00¢.
How much have City of Gastonia rates gone up in five years?
−0.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +33.2% for North Carolina as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does City of Gastonia have in North Carolina?
27,524 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Gaston, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the North Carolina Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)