Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina: 12.21 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

In North Carolina, Fayetteville Public Works Commission bills 85,435 accounts, 88.9% residential, as an municipal utility. Its SAIDI went +159% over the filing history, from 27 minutes in 2017 to 71 in 2024.

Substation in Wake County, North Carolina. Photo by DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 971 kWh a month a Fayetteville Public Works home pays about $119 in energy: 12.21 ¢/kWh, 13.6% below the North Carolina average of 14.13 ¢.

Its SAIDI went +159% over the filing history, from 27 minutes in 2017 to 71 in 2024.

Fayetteville Public Works: SAIDI 2017 to 2024

SAIDI since 2017: +159%27 to 71 minutes

Outage time is the clearest story here: 27 minutes in 2017, 71 in 2024 (+159%). The best year was 2019 at 9 and the worst 2024 at 71.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.99 interruptions a customer a year, 0.97 times the national median (1.01), with 72 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Fayetteville Public Works Commission, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	12.21 ¢/kWh	11.38 ¢/kWh	$119at 971 kWh	71 minSAIDI
North Carolina average against this company, which is 9 of 30 on price	+1.92 ¢/kWhcompany 13.6% below	-0.82 ¢/kWhcompany 7.8% above	+$19a month at 971 kWh	+22 mincompany 22 below
City of Rocky MountLowest in this table	12.18 ¢/kWhcompany 0.2% above	9.57 ¢/kWhcompany 18.9% above	$1180 less than company	70 mincompany 1 above

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Fayetteville Public Works Commission: 2025

Fayetteville Public Works: -0.6% on 2024 for homes, North Carolina -0.8%.

Fayetteville Public Works home price, 2025: 12.14 ¢/kWh-0.6% on 2024, early release
Fayetteville Public Works SAIDI, 2025: 72 min+2% on 2024, early release
Fayetteville Public Works against North Carolina, 2025: +0.2 pointsFayetteville Public Works -0.6%, North Carolina -0.8%, price in North Carolina 14.02 ¢

Fayetteville Public Works Commission reported 12.14 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -0.6% on its 2024 figure of 12.21, while the North Carolina average moved -0.8%. Its SAIDI is 72 minutes against 71 in 2024.

Carbon context

Fayetteville Public Works Commission serves 75,987 homes in North Carolina. At 971 kWh a month that is about 275 kg of CO₂, or 3,296 kg a year, at the North Carolina plant rate, state generation and not this utility: North Carolina generation mix.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.21 ¢ in 2024

11.12 ¢ in 2015, 12.21 ¢ in 2024 (+9.8%); North Carolina 11.28 to 14.13 ¢.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Fayetteville Public Works Co	Gap to North Carolina residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	11.12	-0.16	-1.53
2016	11.10	+0.07	-1.45
2017	11.29	+0.35	-1.60
2018	11.56	+0.47	-1.31
2019	12.19	+0.77	-0.82
2020	11.10	-0.28	-2.05
2021	11.05	-0.27	-2.61
2022	11.05	-0.57	-3.99
2023	11.71	-1.22	-4.29
2024	12.21	-1.92	-4.27

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Fayetteville Public Works Commission SAIDI, 2017-2024

27 min in 2017, 71 in 2024.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission SAIDI by year, 2017 to 2024: 8 rows

Year	Fayetteville Public Wo, no major events
2017	27
2018	10
2019	9
2020	27
2021	48
2022	46
2023	65
2024	71

8 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 70.9 min

70.9 min, 0.71x the median reporter, rank 240 of 673.

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Company, no major events70.9
Company, with major events129.3

Fayetteville Public Works Commission, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Fayetteville Public Works Commission billed homes 11.12 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 12.21 ¢ in 2024, +9.8% in all, and lagged the North Carolina average (+25.3%) by 15.5 points. Fayetteville Public Works Commission's sharpest move came in 2020, -8.9%. The latest year is the high at 12.21 ¢; the low was 11.05 ¢ (2022). 2024: +4.3% here, +9.3% for the North Carolina average. SAIDI at Fayetteville Public Works Commission (major events excluded) rose from 27 minutes in 2017 to 71 in 2024, +159%; worst year 2024 at 71. At 71 minutes in 2024, Fayetteville Public Works Commission sat -29 from the national SAIDI median, with 8 of 8 years below it. 2018: 1097 minutes with major events, 10 without, the widest gap of any year. Fayetteville Public Works Commission has 8 cheaper and 21 higher-priced North Carolina peers among 30 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Rocky Mount, bills 12.18 ¢ (-0.03). Next higher-priced, City of Gastonia, bills 12.40 ¢ (+0.19).

Two good signs together. Rates are 13.6% below North Carolina and outage time of 71 minutes beats the national median by 29%.

Home accounts at Fayetteville Public Works Commission went from 72,960 in 2015 to 75,987 in 2024, +4.1%. Business customers paid 0.93 times the home price in 2024 (11.38 against 12.21 ¢); the ratio was 0.90 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.67 in 2017 to 0.99 in 2024, between 0.14 and 0.99.

Outages and home price of Fayetteville Public Works Commission (EIA utility 6235), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Fayetteville Public Works Commission: 27 minutes in 2017, 71 in 2024, a rise of 159%. The low came in 2019 at 9, the high in 2024 at 71; 8 years were filed. The North Carolina median in 2024 was 88 minutes, so Fayetteville Public Works Commission ran below it.

Home rates at Fayetteville Public Works Commission went from 10.44 ¢ in 2013 to 12.21 ¢ in 2024 (+17.0%), which is 14.42 ¢ to 12.53 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−13.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,731 in 2013 and $1,504 in 2024. Of 52 North Carolina utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Fayetteville Public Works Commission stood 15th cheapest (5th of 66 in 2013).

Fayetteville Public Works Commission outage minutes a customer, 2017 to 2024: 71 in 2024

Fayetteville Public Works Commission at 71 min in 2024 and the North Carolina median at 88.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission home price since 2013: −13.1% after inflation

Fayetteville Public Works Commission: 12.53 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.21 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission, EIA utility 6235, year by year among North Carolina utilities

Fayetteville Public Works Comm 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Fayetteville Publi	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Fayetteville P	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Fayetteville P	North Carolina median SAIDI
2013	10.44	14.42	5 of 66	–	–	–	–
2014	10.71	14.57	9 of 66	–	–	–	–
2015	11.12	15.11	12 of 66	–	–	–	–
2016	11.10	14.88	13 of 66	–	–	–	–
2017	11.29	14.83	11 of 66	27	0.67	4 of 28	74
2018	11.56	14.82	21 of 66	10	0.20	1 of 29	112
2019	12.19	15.35	40 of 88	9	0.14	2 of 29	96
2020	11.10	13.81	7 of 52	27	0.56	5 of 28	78
2021	11.05	13.13	8 of 52	48	0.65	9 of 28	67
2022	11.05	12.15	5 of 52	46	0.55	8 of 29	92
2023	11.71	12.37	8 of 52	65	0.89	9 of 31	101
2024	12.21	12.53	15 of 52	71	0.99	15 of 34	88

Fayetteville Public Work, EIA utility 6235: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, North Carolina real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 85,4351.5% of North Carolina total
Residential accounts: 75,9871.5% of North Carolina homes
Commercial accounts: 9,42611.0% of the base
Residential rate: 12.21 ¢/kWhplace 9 of 30, -13.6% against the state
Commercial rate: 11.38 ¢/kWhplace 24 of 44, +7.8% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 70.9 minbetter than 64% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.990.97x the median
SAIDI with major events: 129.3 min45.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 1.7 MW284 installations
Counties served: 1all in North Carolina
Average residential use: 11,647 kWh/yr971 a month
Implied monthly bill: $119-$41 on the U.S. rate, 971 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +9.8%11.12 to 12.21 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +159%27 min in 2017, 71 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Fayetteville Public Works Commission

Fayetteville Public Works Commission sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to North Carolina ¢/kWh
Residential	75,987	12.21	-1.92
Commercial	9,426	11.38	+0.82

Year by year, Fayetteville Public Works Commission

Year	Home accounts, Fayetteville Public Wo	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	72,960	11.12	9.97	0.90	No data	No data
2016	73,134	11.10	10.05	0.91	No data	No data
2017	72,797	11.29	10.65	0.94	27	0.67
2018	72,901	11.56	10.55	0.91	10	0.20
2019	73,404	12.19	11.22	0.92	9	0.14
2020	74,011	11.10	10.91	0.98	27	0.56
2021	74,545	11.05	10.51	0.95	48	0.65
2022	74,878	11.05	10.51	0.95	46	0.55
2023	75,939	11.71	11.04	0.94	65	0.89
2024	75,987	12.21	11.38	0.93	71	0.99

Peers of Fayetteville Public Works in North Carolina, place 9 of 30 on home price

Utility near Fayetteville Public Works on price	SAIDI min, gap to Fayetteville Public Works	Home ¢, gap to Fayetteville Public Works	Gap % to Fayetteville Public Works	Accounts, Fayetteville Public Works = 1
6. City of Wilson	-15	-0.08	-0.6%	0.43
7. Carteret-Craven El Member Corp	-1	-0.06	-0.5%	0.50
8. City of Rocky Mount	-1	-0.03	-0.2%	0.34
9. Fayetteville Public Works Commission (this utility)	71	12.21	-	1.00
10. City of Gastonia	+26	+0.19	+1.5%	0.37
11. City of New Bern	-29	+0.44	+3.6%	0.29
12. Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)	+41	+0.55	+4.5%	0.32

Who buys Fayetteville Public Works's electricity

Class at Fayetteville Public Works	Accounts	Of Fayetteville Public Works accounts	Of Fayetteville Public Works MWh sold	kWh a year per Fayetteville Public Works account
Residential	75,987	88.9%	45.5%	11,647
Commercial	9,426	11.0%	35.7%	73,682
Industrial and other	22	0.03%	18.8%	16,575,727

Fayetteville Public Works among North Carolina municipals

Fayetteville Public Works and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Fayetteville Public Works	Home ¢, gap to Fayetteville Public Works	Accounts, Fayetteville Public Works = 1
1. Town of Apex- (NC) (NC)	-35	-1.69	0.37
2. Greenville Utilities Comm (NC)	-38	-0.24	0.87
3. Fayetteville Public Works Commission (NC, this utility)	71	12.21	1.00

Fayetteville Public Works: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Fayetteville Public Works	North Carolina context	Fayetteville Public Works detail
Fayetteville Public Works home meters on AMI	100.0%	North Carolina 92.5%	75,987 of 75,987 meters
Time-of-use rate for Fayetteville Public Works homes	Offered	20 of 35 North Carolina utilities offer one	75,987 homes on dynamic pricing, 100.00% of 75,987
Net-metered installations	284	100% residential	3.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 6.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Fayetteville Public Works Commission

kWh	Share of a 971 kWh month	Cost a month at 12.21 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	26%	$30.53	-$10.67	$366
500	52%	$61.06	-$21.34	$733
750	77%	$91.58	-$32.02	$1,099
1,000	103%	$122.11	-$42.69	$1,465
1,500	155%	$183.17	-$64.03	$2,198
2,000	206%	$244.23	-$85.37	$2,931

Outage record, Fayetteville Public Works Commission

Measure, Fayetteville Public	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	70.9	129.3	1.18 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.987	1.764	1.01 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	71.9	73.3	1.20 h

Territory of Fayetteville Public Works Commission

1 North Carolina counties, region SERC:

North Carolina other states: 1 of 1 county of Fayetteville Public Works Commission drawn

Fayetteville Public Works Commission: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Cumberland

Questions on Fayetteville Public Works Commission

How big is Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina, by customer accounts?

85,435 accounts in 2024: residential 75,987, commercial 9,426, industrial 22.

How many cents per kWh does Fayetteville Public Works Commission charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.21 cents; against the North Carolina average that is -13.6%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Fayetteville Public Works Commission?

SAIDI 70.9 min and SAIFI 0.99 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.71, CAIDI 72 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Fayetteville Public Works Commission?

284 installations with 1.7 MW, of which residential installations number 284.

What would a typical Fayetteville Public Works Commission home pay each month?

971 kWh at 12.21 cents comes to about $119, energy only.

Is Fayetteville Public Works Commission cheaper than other North Carolina utilities?

Rank 9 of 30 in North Carolina on price, -13.6% against the state average; 8 charge less than 12.21 ¢.

How much of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission load is business?

Homes take 45.5% of 1,944,213 MWh, commercial accounts 35.7%, industrial and other 18.8%; the 9,426 commercial accounts use 73,682 kWh each, 6.3 times a home.

Does Fayetteville Public Works Commission have smart meters or TOU rates?

75,987 of 75,987 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Fayetteville Public Works offers a home time-of-use rate; 75,987 customers use dynamic pricing, 100.00% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Fayetteville Public Works Commission become cheaper than other North Carolina utilities?

7th cheapest of 26 in 2015, 9th of 30 in 2024; its price rose 9.8% while North Carolina rose 25.3%.

How does Fayetteville Public Works Commission compare with 2 similar utilities?

Place 3 of 3 on home price at 12.21 ¢ (North Carolina municipals); median 11.97 ¢, cheapest member 10.52 ¢.

What did Fayetteville Public Works Commission charge homes in 2025?

12.14 cents per kWh, -0.6% on the 12.21 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Fayetteville Public Works Commission at 12.21 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Kootenai Electric CooperativeIdaho, 12.21 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Poudre Valley REA, IncColorado, 12.21 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
GreyStone Power CorporationGeorgia, 12.22 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above
Pedernales Electric Coop, IncTexas, 12.22 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 10.1 ¢/kWh.

No time-of-use, tiered or demand-charge plan flagged.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina: 12.21 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina: 12.21 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina: 12.21 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Fayetteville Public Works Commission in North Carolina: 12.21 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, the state price average