Sources reviewed · 3 regulation sources
What to know in North Carolina.
NC Public Staff directs customers to obtain the electric utility’s interconnection application and approval before connecting; review depends on generator size and system location.
Public Staff distinguishes Duke residential solar riders and explains that cooperative and municipal utility rates are not regulated by the Utilities Commission; those providers should be asked directly about available arrangements.
The Office of State Fire Marshal publishes current and past codes and explains that the North Carolina Electrical Code combines an adopted NEC edition with state amendments.
Confirm the adopted code, permit and inspection process locally. Do not apply Duke-specific riders to Dominion, a cooperative, or a municipal utility.
Who provides electricity here?
Narrow possible delivery utilities by ZIP or confirm yours
Find the delivery utility on your electric bill first. A retail supplier or on-site solar seller may be a different company; your delivery utility handles the local grid connection.
The regulator directory identifies regulated utilities; municipal and electric-membership-cooperative areas must be confirmed separately.
NCUC electric utility directoryBrowse 110 reported provider records in North Carolina
110 records
Electric delivery utilities 109
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCInvestor Owned · EIA 5416Reported counties (44)
Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Guilford, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Wake, Wilkes, Yadkin
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)Investor Owned · EIA 3046
Reported counties (56)
Alamance, Anson, Avery, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hoke, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson, Yancey
- EnergyUnited Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 21632
Reported counties (19)
Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes, Yadkin
Virginia Electric & Power CoInvestor Owned · EIA 19876Reported counties (25)
Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Chowan, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Tyrrell, Warren, Washington
- Brunswick Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 24889
Reported counties (4)
Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson
- Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC)Cooperative · EIA 19435
Reported counties (5)
Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union
- Jones-Onslow Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 9837
Reported counties (6)
Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender
- Fayetteville Public Works CommissionMunicipal · EIA 6235
Reported counties (1)
Cumberland
- Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)Cooperative · EIA 1889
Reported counties (7)
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Watauga, Wilkes
- Rutherford Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 16496
Reported counties (10)
Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford
- Greenville Utilities CommMunicipal · EIA 7639
Reported counties (1)
Pitt
- Lumbee River Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 11291
Reported counties (5)
Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Robeson, Scotland
- Wake Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 19981
Reported counties (7)
Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, Wake
- South River Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 17572
Reported counties (5)
Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Sampson
- Carteret-Craven El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 3107
Reported counties (4)
Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow
- Town of High PointMunicipal · EIA 8571
Reported counties (4)
Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph
- French Broad Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 6784
Reported counties (5)
Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey
- City of Wilson - (NC)Municipal · EIA 20785
Reported counties (7)
Edgecombe, Greene, Johnston, Nash, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson
- Randolph Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 15671
Reported counties (5)
Alamance, Chatham, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph
- Four County Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 6640
Reported counties (6)
Bladen, Columbus, Duplin, Onslow, Pender, Sampson
- Piedmont Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 15023
Reported counties (7)
Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person
- Haywood Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 8333
Reported counties (6)
Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Transylvania
- City of Concord - (NC)Municipal · EIA 4150
Reported counties (1)
Cabarrus
- Town of Apex- (NC)Municipal · EIA 719
Reported counties (1)
Wake
- Surry-Yadkin Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 18339
Reported counties (5)
Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin
- City of Gastonia - (NC)Municipal · EIA 7027
Reported counties (1)
Gaston
- City of Rocky Mount - (NC)Municipal · EIA 16226
Reported counties (2)
Edgecombe, Nash
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)Cooperative · EIA 18957
Reported counties (7)
Duplin, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson
- Tideland Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 19108
Reported counties (6)
Beaufort, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Washington
- City of New Bern - (NC)Municipal · EIA 13416
Reported counties (2)
Craven, Jones
- Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)Cooperative · EIA 3250
Reported counties (5)
Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Randolph
- Pee Dee Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 14717
Reported counties (7)
Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, Union
- City of Lexington - (NC)Municipal · EIA 10966
Reported counties (1)
Davidson
- Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)Cooperative · EIA 1891
Reported counties (1)
Cherokee
- Mountain Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 13027
Reported counties (3)
Avery, Burke, Watauga
- Albemarle Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 240
Reported counties (5)
Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans
- City of Statesville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 18022
Reported counties (1)
Iredell
- Halifax Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 7978Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (4)
Halifax, Martin, Nash, Warren
- Roanoke Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 16101
Reported counties (7)
Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans
- City of Washington - (NC)Municipal · EIA 20142
Reported counties (3)
Beaufort, Martin, Pitt
- City of Elizabeth City - (NC)Municipal · EIA 5760
Reported counties (1)
Pasquotank
- City of Monroe - (NC)Municipal · EIA 12801
Reported counties (1)
Union
- City of Albemarle - (NC)Municipal · EIA 232
Reported counties (1)
Stanly
- Edgecombe-Martin County E M CCooperative · EIA 5656
Reported counties (8)
Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt, Wilson
- City of Kinston - (NC)Municipal · EIA 10345
Reported counties (1)
Lenoir
- City of Lumberton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 11318
Reported counties (1)
Robeson
- Town of Clayton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 3731Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Johnston
- Pitt & Greene Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 14857Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (6)
Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson
- City of Shelby - (NC)Municipal · EIA 17037Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Cleveland
- Town of Wake Forest - (NC)Municipal · EIA 19974Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Wake
- Town of Huntersville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 9087
Reported counties (1)
Mecklenburg
- Cape Hatteras Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 2982Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Dare
- New River Light & Power CoState · EIA 13482
Reported counties (1)
Watauga
- City of Morganton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 12944
Reported counties (1)
Burke
- Town of Smithfield - (NC)Municipal · EIA 17451Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Johnston
- City of Laurinburg - (NC)Municipal · EIA 10770Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Scotland
- Town of Tarboro - (NC)Municipal · EIA 18466
Reported counties (1)
Edgecombe
- City of Kings Mountain - (NC)Municipal · EIA 10324Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Cleveland, Gaston
- Town of Ayden - (NC)Municipal · EIA 1036Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Pitt
- City of Newton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 13561Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Catawba
- Town of Edenton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 6710Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Chowan
- Town of Forest CityMunicipal · EIA 6580Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Rutherford
- Town of Dallas - (NC)Municipal · EIA 4739Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Gaston
- Town of Cornelius - (NC)Municipal · EIA 4365Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Mecklenburg
- Town of Pineville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 15062Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Mecklenburg
- Town of Murphy - (NC)Municipal · EIA 40441
Reported counties (1)
Cherokee
- Town of Landis - (NC)Municipal · EIA 10669Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Rowan
- City of Southport - (NC)Municipal · EIA 17668Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Brunswick
- Town of Waynesville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 20225Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Haywood
- City of Winterville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 20836Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Pitt
- Town of Farmville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 6209Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Pitt
- Town of Selma - (NC)Municipal · EIA 16914Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Johnston
- City of Lincolnton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 11035Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Lincoln
- City of Highlands - (NC)Municipal · EIA 8579Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Jackson, Macon
- City of Cherryville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 3437Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Gaston
- Town of Granite Falls - (NC)Municipal · EIA 7496Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Caldwell
- Town of Benson - (NC)Municipal · EIA 1571Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Johnston
- Town of Louisburg - (NC)Municipal · EIA 11228Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Franklin
- Town of La Grange - (NC)Municipal · EIA 10586Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Lenoir
- Town of Red Springs - (NC)Municipal · EIA 15778Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Robeson
- Town of Windsor- (NC)Municipal · EIA 20811Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Bertie
- Tri-State Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 19154
Reported counties (1)
Cherokee
- Town of Scotland Neck - (NC)Municipal · EIA 16788Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Halifax
- Town of Maiden - (NC)Municipal · EIA 11515Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Catawba
- Town of Stantonsburg - (NC)Municipal · EIA 17981Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Greene, Wayne, Wilson
- Town of Sharpsburg - (NC)Municipal · EIA 17004Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson
- Town of Drexel - (NC)Municipal · EIA 5372Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Burke
- Town of Enfield - (NC)Municipal · EIA 5896Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Halifax
- City of Hertford - (NC)Municipal · EIA 8517Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Perquimans
- Town of Lucama - (NC)Municipal · EIA 11205Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Wilson
- Town of Belhaven - (NC)Municipal · EIA 1494Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Beaufort
- City of Robersonville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 16113Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Martin
- Town of Black Creek - (NC)Municipal · EIA 202Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Wilson
- Town of Fremont - (NC)Municipal · EIA 6780Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Wayne
- Town of Pinetops - (NC)Municipal · EIA 15058Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Edgecombe
- Town of Pikeville - (NC)Municipal · EIA 15046Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Wayne
- Broad River Electric Coop, IncCooperative · EIA 2212
Reported counties (3)
Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford
- Town of Hookerton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 8825Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Greene
- Town of Fountain - (NC)Municipal · EIA 6613Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Pitt
- Town of MacClesfield - (NC)Municipal · EIA 11360Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Edgecombe
- Town of HobgoodMunicipal · EIA 8677Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Halifax
- Town of Hamilton - (NC)Municipal · EIA 7996Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Martin
- Town of Oak City - (NC)Municipal · EIA 13931Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Martin
- Town of Bostic - (NC)Municipal · EIA 1987Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Rutherford
- Mecklenburg Electric CooperativeCooperative · EIA 12260
Reported counties (5)
Granville, Northampton, Person, Vance, Warren
- Town of WalstonburgMunicipal · EIA 20071Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Greene
- York Electric Coop IncCooperative · EIA 21002
Reported counties (2)
Gaston, Mecklenburg
- North Carolina Eastern M P AMunicipal Mktg Authority · EIA 13687Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Wake
- Tennessee Valley AuthorityFederal · EIA 18642Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Graham
On-site energy sellers 1
- Palmetto Solar, LLCBehind the Meter · EIA 66026
Reported counties (0)
County coverage not reported in this source
No matching providers in this reporting snapshot. Check the official directory above.
Official logo sources · Initials indicate a logo not yet verified. Municipal-owner emblems identify the owning city or village.
Source: EIA-861 final 2025 detailed data · Reporting year 2025. Names and reported counties are historical survey data, not a live address lookup. A county can have several providers, and a listing does not mean every resident can choose it. Small/territory-only reports may not identify residential service separately.
Credits, rebates, and other opportunities.
Check the program’s scope before comparing savings: a tax exemption, equipment rebate, loan and electricity-export payment provide different benefits. Funding, utility territory, income, equipment and installation dates can limit eligibility. Amounts below are not added together or deducted from product prices.
Build a project incentive checklist for North Carolina
1 state & utility record
Energy Saver North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality · Heat pumps / Efficiency
Income-eligible households can apply for qualifying efficiency and electrification upgrades through the state program.
- Benefit
- Approved-project rebates depend on program pathway, household income, measures and available funds.
- Who may qualify
- Eligible homeowners or renters and approved projects. Under current HEAR guidance, fossil-fuel appliance replacement is excluded; eligible electric-to-electric upgrades are allowed.
- Before applying or buying
- Apply through Energy Saver NC and obtain required approval/reservation before work; contractors and the program determine the eligible upgrades.
No matching records in this reviewed selection. Check the official program sources for more options.
Energy Saver NC rules changed in September 2026. A heat-pump project that would have qualified under earlier fuel-switching rules may not qualify now. This is a curated starting list, not every local incentive or a guarantee of available funding.
Federal programs in every state
The federal rules below apply nationally. State-administered federal rebates still require the local program to be operating and your project to meet its conditions.
Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D)
Closed / endedNot available for new property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Do not assume a federal 30% credit for a new 2026 solar, wind, geothermal or battery installation.
IRS: Residential Clean Energy CreditEnergy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C)
Closed / endedThe federal home-efficiency credit, including qualifying heat-pump improvements, ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025.
IRS: Energy Efficient Home Improvement CreditHOMES / High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates
Eligibility / funding conditionsFederally funded home-energy rebates operate through participating local administrators. Check the state program’s launch, current funding, eligible measures and application requirements. This is not a blanket rooftop-solar rebate.
DOE: Home Energy Rebates ProgramWeatherization Assistance Program
Eligibility / funding conditionsIncome-eligible households may receive approved home-weatherization services through local agencies. This is assistance delivered through a program, rather than an automatic reimbursement for equipment you buy.
DOE: How to Apply for Weatherization Assistance
Permits and electrical codes.
The Office of State Fire Marshal publishes current and past codes and explains that the North Carolina Electrical Code combines an adopted NEC edition with state amendments.
Use the adoption authority linked below to check the effective date and amendments. The newest published NEC edition is not automatically the edition adopted for your project.
Before ordering equipment.
Two conversations. Keep their answers separate.
Track permits and interconnection in a project
- Confirm the permit authority
Ask the city, county, or state electrical office which building, electrical and fire-code editions and amendments apply to this address. Request the solar/ESS permit checklist and inspection sequence.
- Confirm the utility process
Give the serving utility your proposed capacity, inverter model and operating mode. Ask which interconnection application, tariff, export limits, meter changes and written operating authorization apply.
- Document the exact equipment
Collect model-specific certificates, installation manuals, a one-line diagram, site/roof plans, and the battery/inverter pairing if storage is proposed. Check them with the permit authority and utility before ordering.
For the general permitting and inspection process: DOE: Permitting and Inspection for Rooftop Solar .
UL, NEMA, and system acceptance.
Different evidence, different scope.
Check the exact model and approved system configuration. A UL 1973 battery listing or UL 9540A fire-test report does not, by itself, establish UL 9540 certification of a complete storage system.
Open the UL & NEMA referenceScope and system-level certification: UL Solutions: Energy Storage System Testing and Certification .
Official sources.
Open the source for current forms, eligibility, tariffs, and adopted rules. Utility-specific examples apply to that provider.
