PWC Celebrates the Value of Being a Public Power Provider

Fayetteville PWC joins more than 70 public power communities in North Carolina and more than 2,000 across the country in celebrating Public Power Week, the first full week of every October.  Public Power Week is an annual opportunity to shine a light on the value cities and towns that own and operate their electric system provide their customers and their communities.  Locally owned and operated electric utilities provide far-reaching value, like affordable and sustainable power, unmatched reliability, excellent local service, and essential local jobs.  

As a local, community owned electric system, PWC operates solely for the benefit of its customers who have a voice through local leadership, who are also customers! We’re accountable and responsive to the community, not remote shareholders.

Our employees are your friends and neighbors, and our electric revenue remains in our backyard, keeping rates low and building a strong, reliable electric system that helps our community grow and prosper. Also, because we are local, we can provide the fastest possible response to our customers.

PWC is the 38th largest Public Power utility in the nation with over 83,000 customers. We’ve proudly powered Fayetteville for 119 years! And that’s cause for celebrating Public Power and the Power of Community!

Did You Know?

• PWC is the only municipal electric system in North Carolina to own its own Generation Plant and the first in the state to build a Community Solar/Battery Storage project.
• PWC residential electric rates are among the lowest in the state of all electric providers, and rates for all customer classes are below the state average. Homes powered by public power utilities pay nearly 15 percent less than homes powered by private utilities.
• PWC customers lose power less often because we prioritize investing in infrastructure and reliability instead of maximizing profits and dividends for shareholders. In 2023, PWC’s average outage interruption time was 65.87 minutes, as compared to the median average of 105.13 minutes. PWC has an overall reliability rate of 99.9919.
• PWC has earned six Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) awards from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. PWC received Diamond Level awards, the highest RP3 designation, all six times.