Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp electricity rates

It is a smaller system, serving 28,080 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. Its 16.06¢ per kilowatt-hour runs 6.4% above the North Carolina average of 15.09¢.

Its customers use more electricity than the national norm, 1,032 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which amplifies whatever the rate does.

Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.

In 2024 the average Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp customer went 1,432 minutes without electricity across 3.06 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.

That is far worse than typical, and figures at this level almost always reflect a major storm season rather than everyday performance. A single hurricane or ice storm can dominate the annual number.

Surry-Yadkin Elec Member Corp offers time-of-use pricing to residential customers. 1,444 households were enrolled, about 5.1% of its residential base.

These plans are opt-in almost everywhere. They reward households that can move laundry, dishwashing, water heating or electric vehicle charging out of the late-afternoon peak, and they cost more than the standard rate for households that cannot. How to tell which group you are in.