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City of Kinston's energy comes from solar, and oil. Solar is the largest source of electricity, providing 85% of City of Kinston's energy. Oil is the second largest source, making up 15%.
85%
Solar
15%
Oil
The average electricity rate for City of Kinston customers is 13.03 cents/kWh. City of Kinston has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
Residential Service(General) | Fixed | 12¢ |
Energy Conservation Discount Residential Service (General) Single Phase (E27) | Fixed | 12¢ to 14¢ |
Residential Time-of-Use Service | TOU | 7¢ to 935¢ |
In 2021, there were no outages recorded in City of Kinston.
Residential systems installed prior to October 1, 2023 and all non-residential systems: Credited to customer's next bill at retail rate; granted to utility at beginning of summer billing season Residential systems installed on or after October 1, 2023: Monthly net excess generation credited at the avoided cost rate