Duke Energy Progress peak and off-peak hours
What are Duke Energy Progress’s peak hours?
It depends on the plan. R-TOU: Mid-peak 12 am–1 am, Mid-peak 6 am–6 pm, Peak 6 pm–9 pm, Mid-peak 9 pm–12 am, on weekdays, in summer (in winter: Mid-peak 12 am–1 am, Mid-peak 3 am–6 am, Peak 6 am–9 am, Mid-peak 9 am–11 am, Mid-peak 4 pm–12 am); weekends: Mid-peak 12 am–1 am, Mid-peak 6 am–12 am. R-TOU-EV: Peak 5 am–11 pm, every day, all year. Hours are local clock time.
When is electricity cheapest on Duke Energy Progress?
On summer weekdays the lowest price is R-TOU: 1 am–6 am at 10.9¢/kWh, against 33.4¢ at the peak; R-TOU-EV: 11 pm–5 am next day at 10.0¢/kWh, against 16.6¢ at the peak. RES charges the same price at every hour.
Which Duke Energy Progress plan is cheapest?
For a typical North Carolina home using 1,044 kWh a month, RES at about $183 a month (17.5¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). Homes that qualify for R-TOU-EV, an EV or electrification rate, would pay about $176. With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, R-TOU-EV gives the lowest total.
Peak and off-peak hours of every utility
Charging an EV on Duke Energy Progress
1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical North Carolina home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.
| Plan | Best start | Charging, best start | Charging from 6 pm | Whole bill with EV |
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| RES | Any | $43/mo | $43/mo | $225/mo |
| R-TOU | 1 am | $30/mo | $56/mo | $216/mo |
| R-TOU-EV | 12 am | $28/mo | $46/mo | $204/mo |
With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is R-TOU-EV. Compare plans on your own usage.
How Duke Energy Progress’s plans work
RES (Residential Service). In July every kWh costs about 16.1¢, whatever the month's use. Fixed charge: $15.81 a month.
R-TOU (Residential Time of Use). Mid-peak 12 am–1 am, Mid-peak 6 am–6 pm, Peak 6 pm–9 pm, Mid-peak 9 pm–12 am on July weekdays; 3 of 24 hours carry the top price of 33.4¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 10.9¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 22.5¢. January weekdays range from 10.9¢ to 33.4¢. Summer pricing applies May–Sep; winter pricing Oct–Apr. Weekends differ: Mid-peak 12 am–1 am, Mid-peak 6 am–12 am. Fixed charge: $15.81 a month.
R-TOU-EV (Residential Time of Use EV). Peak 5 am–11 pm on July weekdays; 18 of 24 hours carry the top price of 16.6¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 10.0¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 6.6¢. January weekdays range from 10.0¢ to 16.6¢. Fixed charge: $15.81 a month.
Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.
As a cross-check, Duke Energy Progress billed its residential customers an average of 15.19¢ per kWh in 2025 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for North Carolina’s price change since.