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Roughly 87,751 North Carolina accounts belong to Union Electric Membership Corp, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 84,602. Businesses and industry take 23% of the 1,614,663 MWh it sells; homes take 77%.
Union Electric Membership Corp: 1,230 kWh a month costs roughly $164 in energy at 13.37 ¢/kWh, -5.4% on the North Carolina average of 14.13 ¢.
Businesses and industry take 23% of the 1,614,663 MWh it sells; homes take 77%.
The customer mix of Union Electric Membership Corp is its own: 84,602 home accounts buy 77.4% of 1,614,663 MWh, 3,148 commercial accounts buy 12.2%, and the remaining 10.4% goes to 1 industrial and other accounts. A typical Union Electric Membership Corp home uses 14,763 kWh a year, a typical business account 62,605.
| Union Electric Membership Corp, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Membership CorpLowest in this table | 13.37 ¢/kWh | 10.86 ¢/kWh | $164at 1,230 kWh | 53 minSAIDI |
| North Carolina average against this company, which is 17 of 30 on price | +0.76 ¢/kWhcompany 5.4% below | -0.30 ¢/kWhcompany 2.8% above | +$9a month at 1,230 kWh | +40 mincompany 40 below |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | 13.42 ¢/kWhcompany 0.4% below | 11.14 ¢/kWhcompany 2.5% below | $1651 more than company | 108 mincompany 55 below |
Compare 48 North Carolina companies
Union Electric Membership Corp: +4.1% on 2024 for homes, North Carolina -0.8%.
Union Electric Membership Corp: 13.92 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +4.1% from 13.37 ¢; North Carolina as a whole went -0.8%, so Union Electric Membership Corp ran ahead of it by 4.9 points. Its SAIDI is 47 minutes against 53 in 2024.
Union Electric Membership Corp serves 84,602 homes in North Carolina. At 1,230 kWh a month that is about 348 kg of CO₂, or 4,178 kg a year, at the North Carolina plant rate, state generation and not this utility: North Carolina generation mix.
11.81 ¢ in 2015, 13.37 ¢ in 2024 (+13.2%); North Carolina 11.28 to 14.13 ¢.
| Year | Union Electric Membership Co | Gap to North Carolina residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.81 | +0.53 | -0.84 |
| 2016 | 11.39 | +0.36 | -1.16 |
| 2017 | 12.03 | +1.09 | -0.86 |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +1.09 | -0.69 |
| 2019 | 12.20 | +0.78 | -0.81 |
| 2020 | 12.26 | +0.88 | -0.89 |
| 2021 | 12.18 | +0.86 | -1.48 |
| 2022 | 12.19 | +0.57 | -2.85 |
| 2023 | 12.61 | -0.32 | -3.39 |
| 2024 | 13.37 | -0.76 | -3.11 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV67 min in 2015, 53 in 2024.
| Year | Union Electric Members, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 67 |
| 2016 | 66 |
| 2017 | 50 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2022 | 59 |
| 2023 | 59 |
| 2024 | 53 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV53.2 min, 0.53x the median reporter, rank 172 of 673.
Union Electric Membership Corp, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 11.81 ¢ in 2015 to 13.37 ¢ in 2024, a move of +13.2%: Union Electric Membership Corp lagged its state (+25.3%) by 12.1 points, and -17.1 points against the U.S. Union Electric Membership Corp's sharpest move came in 2024, +6.1%. The latest year is the high at 13.37 ¢; the low was 11.39 ¢ (2016). 2024: +6.1% here, +9.3% for the North Carolina average. SAIDI at Union Electric Membership Corp (major events excluded) fell from 67 minutes in 2015 to 53 in 2024, -20%; best year 2019 at 38. Union Electric Membership Corp filed SAIDI under the national median in 10 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 53 minutes, -46 from that year's median. 2024: 357 minutes with major events, 53 without, the widest gap of any year. Union Electric Membership Corp has 16 cheaper and 13 higher-priced North Carolina peers among 30 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, South River Elec Member Corp, bills 13.30 ¢ (-0.07). Next higher-priced, Wake Electric Membership Corp, bills 13.42 ¢ (+0.06).
The data favor customers here: bills run 5.4% under the North Carolina norm, and 53 outage minutes sit 47% under the national median.
Home accounts at Union Electric Membership Corp went from 70,679 in 2015 to 84,602 in 2024, +19.7%. Business customers paid 0.81 times the home price in 2024 (10.86 against 13.37 ¢); the ratio was 0.80 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.77 in 2015 to 0.71 in 2024, between 0.41 and 0.85.
Yearly SAIDI at Union Electric Membership Corp: 60 minutes in 2013, 53 in 2024, a drop of 11%. The low came in 2019 at 38, the high in 2015 at 67; 12 years were filed. The North Carolina median in 2024 was 88 minutes, so Union Electric Membership Corp ran below it.
Home rates at Union Electric Membership Corp went from 11.75 ¢ in 2013 to 13.37 ¢ in 2024 (+13.8%), which is 16.24 ¢ to 13.72 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−15.5%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,949 in 2013 and $1,647 in 2024. Of 52 North Carolina utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Union Electric Membership Corp stood 29th cheapest (20th of 66 in 2013).
Union Electric Membership Corp at 53 min in 2024 and the North Carolina median at 88.
Union Electric Membership Corp: 13.72 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.37 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Union Electric Mem | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Union Electric | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Union Electric | North Carolina median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.75 | 16.24 | 20 of 66 | 60 | 0.70 | 11 of 24 | 78 |
| 2014 | 11.35 | 15.43 | 15 of 66 | 52 | 0.60 | 8 of 22 | 71 |
| 2015 | 11.81 | 16.05 | 21 of 66 | 67 | 0.77 | 10 of 23 | 94 |
| 2016 | 11.39 | 15.29 | 19 of 66 | 66 | 0.73 | 10 of 26 | 92 |
| 2017 | 12.03 | 15.80 | 27 of 66 | 50 | 0.54 | 9 of 28 | 74 |
| 2018 | 12.18 | 15.61 | 32 of 66 | 63 | 0.85 | 11 of 29 | 112 |
| 2019 | 12.20 | 15.36 | 41 of 88 | 38 | 0.41 | 8 of 29 | 96 |
| 2020 | 12.26 | 15.25 | 26 of 52 | 61 | 0.67 | 12 of 28 | 78 |
| 2021 | 12.18 | 14.47 | 24 of 52 | 62 | 0.74 | 11 of 28 | 67 |
| 2022 | 12.19 | 13.41 | 22 of 52 | 59 | 0.75 | 10 of 29 | 92 |
| 2023 | 12.61 | 13.32 | 24 of 52 | 59 | 0.74 | 7 of 31 | 101 |
| 2024 | 13.37 | 13.72 | 29 of 52 | 53 | 0.71 | 9 of 34 | 88 |
Union Electric Membershi, EIA utility 19435: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Union Electric Membership Corp sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to North Carolina ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 84,602 | 13.37 | -0.76 |
| Commercial | 3,148 | 10.86 | +0.30 |
| Year | Home accounts, Union Electric Members | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 70,679 | 11.81 | 9.46 | 0.80 | 67 | 0.77 |
| 2016 | 72,346 | 11.39 | 9.03 | 0.79 | 66 | 0.73 |
| 2017 | 73,822 | 12.03 | 9.63 | 0.80 | 50 | 0.54 |
| 2018 | 75,235 | 12.18 | 10.02 | 0.82 | 63 | 0.85 |
| 2019 | 75,884 | 12.20 | 9.68 | 0.79 | 38 | 0.41 |
| 2020 | 77,501 | 12.26 | 9.65 | 0.79 | 61 | 0.67 |
| 2021 | 79,399 | 12.18 | 9.53 | 0.78 | 62 | 0.74 |
| 2022 | 81,656 | 12.19 | 9.48 | 0.78 | 59 | 0.75 |
| 2023 | 82,594 | 12.61 | 10.41 | 0.83 | 59 | 0.74 |
| 2024 | 84,602 | 13.37 | 10.86 | 0.81 | 53 | 0.71 |
| Utility near Union Electric Membership Corp on price | SAIDI min, gap to Union Electric Membership Corp | Home ¢, gap to Union Electric Membership Corp | Gap % to Union Electric Membership Corp | Accounts, Union Electric Membership Corp = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | -8 | -0.28 | -2.1% | 0.96 |
| 15. Rutherford Elec Member Corp | +297 | -0.24 | -1.8% | 0.87 |
| 16. South River Elec Member Corp | No data | -0.07 | -0.5% | 0.55 |
| 17. Union Electric Membership Corp (this utility) | 53 | 13.37 | - | 1.00 |
| 18. Wake Electric Membership Corp | +55 | +0.06 | +0.4% | 0.64 |
| 19. Brunswick Electric Member Corp | -22 | +0.29 | +2.2% | 1.34 |
| 20. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | +115 | +0.57 | +4.3% | 25.45 |
| Class at Union Electric Membership Corp | Accounts | Of Union Electric Membership Corp accounts | Of Union Electric Membership Corp MWh sold | kWh a year per Union Electric Membership Corp account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 84,602 | 96.4% | 77.4% | 14,763 |
| Commercial | 3,148 | 3.6% | 12.2% | 62,605 |
| Industrial and other | 1 | 0.00% | 10.4% | 168,566,000 |
| Union Electric Membership Corp and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Union Electric Membership Corp | Home ¢, gap to Union Electric Membership Corp | Accounts, Union Electric Membership Corp = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ameren Illinois Company (IL) | +67 | -1.61 | 13.95 |
| 2. Union Electric Co (MO) | +41 | -0.81 | 14.41 |
| 3. Union Electric Membership Corp (NC, this utility) | 53 | 13.37 | 1.00 |
| Measure | Union Electric Membership Corp | North Carolina context | Union Electric Membership Corp detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Membership Corp home meters on AMI | 100.0% | North Carolina 92.5% | 84,602 of 84,602 meters |
| Homes with daily digital access | 84,602 | North Carolina figure not published | 100% of the 84,602 home accounts |
| Time-of-use rate for Union Electric Membership Corp homes | Not on file | 20 of 35 North Carolina utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by Union Electric Membership Corp |
| Net-metered installations | 610 | 100% residential | 7.2 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.9 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 1,230 kWh month | Cost a month at 13.37 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 20% | $33.42 | -$7.78 | $401 |
| 500 | 41% | $66.85 | -$15.55 | $802 |
| 750 | 61% | $100.27 | -$23.33 | $1,203 |
| 1,000 | 81% | $133.70 | -$31.10 | $1,604 |
| 1,500 | 122% | $200.54 | -$46.66 | $2,407 |
| 2,000 | 163% | $267.39 | -$62.21 | $3,209 |
| Measure, Union Electric Membe | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 53.2 | 357.1 | 0.89 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.710 | 1.430 | 1.41 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 74.9 | 249.7 | 1.25 h |
5 North Carolina counties, region SERC:
North Carolina other states: 5 of 5 counties of Union Electric Membership Corp drawn
Union Electric Membership Corp: 5 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV87,751 accounts in 2024: residential 84,602, commercial 3,148, industrial 1.
In 2024 homes paid 13.37 cents; against the North Carolina average that is -5.4%.
SAIDI 53.2 min and SAIFI 0.71 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.53, CAIDI 75 min.
610 installations with 4.8 MW, of which residential installations number 610.
1,230 kWh at 13.37 cents comes to about $164, energy only.
Rank 17 of 30 in North Carolina on price, -5.4% against the state average; 16 charge less than 13.37 ¢.
Homes take 77.4% of 1,614,663 MWh, commercial accounts 12.2%, industrial and other 10.4%; the 3,148 commercial accounts use 62,605 kWh each, 4.2 times a home.
84,602 of 84,602 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Union Electric Membership Corp reports no home time-of-use rate; 20 of 35 North Carolina filers do.
11th cheapest of 26 in 2015, 17th of 30 in 2024; its price rose 13.2% while North Carolina rose 25.3%.
Place 3 of 3 on home price at 13.37 ¢ (Ameren group); median 12.56 ¢, cheapest member 11.76 ¢.
13.92 cents per kWh, +4.1% on the 13.37 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Union Electric Membership Corp at 13.37 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
2 home plan records, energy charges: 8.4 to 9.6 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).