Electricity rates — Brunswick Electric Member Corp
A household served by Brunswick Electric Member Corp using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,611.12 a year on the cheapest of 2 generally available plans — Residential Service R from Brunswick Electric Member Corp, in effect since November 2025. Rates checked September 23, 2026.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service R✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since November 2025 | $1,611.12 | — | 13.4¢ |
| Residential Service R (with Renewable Generation)time-of-use · in effect since November 2025 | $1,678.32 | +$67.20 | 14.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,015.56 (Residential Service R), dearest $1,082.76, a $67.20 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,611.12 (Residential Service R), dearest $1,678.32, a $67.20 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,802.30 (Residential Service R), dearest $2,869.50, a $67.20 spread
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 2 generally available plans here run from $1,611.12 on Residential Service R to $1,678.32 on Residential Service R (with Renewable Generation), with a median of $1,644.72.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 13.4¢ to 14.0¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Brunswick Electric Member Corp's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 957 kWh a month, what Brunswick Electric Member Corp's customers used on average, its open plans come within 2% of what EIA reports they were billed in 2024: the plans here describe its bills well.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in North Carolina | 105,562 |
| Share of North Carolina's households | 2% |
| Average use per home | 957 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $130.77 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 13.7¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 13.9¢ |
Brunswick Electric Member Corp in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How it compares
Among the 109 utilities indexed, Brunswick Electric Member Corp's cheapest open plan is the 53rd-lowest, 2% less than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between City of Colorado Springs, Colorado (Utility Company) ($1,608.15) and EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp ($1,617.60).
In North Carolina it is the 2nd-dearest of the 5 utilities indexed; Virginia Electric & Power Co (North Carolina) starts lowest, at $1,091.96.
Its fixed charge, $35.00 a month on Residential Service R, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 105 of the other 108 utilities.
None of Brunswick Electric Member Corp's plans open to any household has a tiered step or a seasonal price in this data: a kWh costs the same however much is used and whatever the month.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour
How the answer changes with usage
Residential Service R is cheapest at every level tested — $1,015.56 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,802.30 at 2,000 kWh.
How these plans are structured
Of 2 priceable plans: 2 time-of-use.
Fixed monthly charges run from $35.00 to $40.60.
Who provides these plans
EIA-861 lists Brunswick Electric Member Corp serving homes in North Carolina and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 2 of its 2 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving available here
Moving from Residential Service R (with Renewable Generation) to Residential Service R saves $67.20 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
What this does not cover
2 of these plans price by the hour, so their figures are marked lower confidence.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 23, 2026.