The City of Albemarle is a proud to be a Public Power Community. “Public power” means a community owns and operates its own electric utility, distributing energy to its residents. Public power means the City of Albemarle electric division is not-for-profit. We don’t answer to shareholders or investors. We answer to you, our community.

As a Public Power Community, the City of Albemarle is a member of ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc. This membership organization provides power supply and related critical services to over 90 community-owned electric systems in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia—collectively known as public power.

ElectriCities manages the power supply for two power agencies in North Carolina and provides technical services to assist members in operating their electric distribution systems. ElectriCities also helps these locally owned and operated public power providers thrive today and in the future by delivering innovative services, including legislative, technical, communications, and economic development expertise. Click here to learn more about ElectriCities.

Electricity in the City of Albemarle is:

COMMUNITY POWERED - Your utility is owned by your community, and operated by your neighbors, not shareholders or investors.

A VALUABLE RESOURCE - Local control and local operation mean local jobs, support for local priorities,  and unmatched customer service.

PROUDLY RELIABLE - With a reliability rating of 99.98%, public power is there when you need it.

SUSTAINABLE - Sustainable energy is vital to the future of our communities and public power proudly prioritizes sustainability efforts.

Common Question: 

Does this City buy power and then mark up rates? 

No. The City owns and operates its own system and is not a customer of Duke or any other electric provider; therefore the City does NOT buy from an electric provider and mark up and resell electricity. The electric system is operated as a not for profit, meaning revenues generated go back into the maintenance and upkeep of the system, not to investors or shareholders. Because the City operates its own electric system, there are great benefits to residents such as faster local response and reduce down-time in power outages.