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State · 2024 annual, monthly to Jul 2026
South Carolina electricity prices and utilities
Households in South Carolina paid an average of 14.23¢ per kilowatthour for electricity in 2024, 14% below the US average of 16.48¢. That ranks 30th highest of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The average residential bill was $149.51 a month on 1,050 kWh of monthly use (US: $142.26 on 863 kWh), the 15th highest bill. Residential sales came to 5,843 kWh per resident over the year.
In July 2026, the latest month EIA has published, the residential average was 15.47¢, up 5.2% on July 2025; the US figure for the month was 18.31¢. Monthly figures are preliminary until EIA finalises the year.
29 respondents reported residential customers in South Carolina on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024, and 17 smaller utilities filed the short form, which has no residential breakdown. Investor-owned utilities account for 56.5% of the residential customers reported.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. State averages are EIA's own, from Forms EIA-861 and EIA-861M.
Residential price by month
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Year by year
| Year | Residential ¢ | US ¢ | Commercial ¢ | Industrial ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Jul 2026 | 15.93¢ | 18.19¢ | 11.88¢ | 7.85¢ | $173.28 | 1,088 |
| 2025 preliminary | 14.96¢ | 17.30¢ | 11.05¢ | 7.11¢ | $160.90 | 1,075 |
| 2024 | 14.23¢ | 16.48¢ | 10.64¢ | 6.84¢ | $149.51 | 1,050 |
| 2023 | 13.68¢ | 16.00¢ | 10.39¢ | 6.68¢ | $139.91 | 1,022 |
| 2022 | 13.59¢ | 15.04¢ | 10.86¢ | 7.13¢ | $147.87 | 1,088 |
| 2021 | 12.86¢ | 13.66¢ | 10.67¢ | 6.07¢ | $138.65 | 1,078 |
| 2020 | 12.78¢ | 13.15¢ | 10.35¢ | 5.98¢ | $138.16 | 1,081 |
| 2019 | 12.99¢ | 13.01¢ | 10.58¢ | 6.11¢ | $144.73 | 1,114 |
| 2018 | 12.44¢ | 12.87¢ | 10.11¢ | 6.10¢ | $144.20 | 1,159 |
| 2017 | 13.02¢ | 12.89¢ | 10.57¢ | 6.19¢ | $140.80 | 1,082 |
| 2016 | 12.65¢ | 12.55¢ | 10.28¢ | 6.09¢ | $146.09 | 1,155 |
| 2015 | 12.57¢ | 12.65¢ | 10.21¢ | 6.05¢ | $144.04 | 1,146 |
| 2014 | 12.45¢ | 12.52¢ | 10.28¢ | 6.29¢ | $147.74 | 1,187 |
| 2013 | 11.99¢ | 12.13¢ | 9.88¢ | 6.01¢ | $134.86 | 1,124 |
Nominal prices. The five-year change in the residential average is +9.5%. A part-year row covers January to the latest month published, so it is not comparable with full years: winter and summer months weigh differently.
Utilities by average residential price, 2024
Every filing with at least 100 bundled residential customers in South Carolina, highest average price first. Linked utilities have 1,000 or more residential customers. A multi-state utility appears with its South Carolina figures only.
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 67,553 | 18.94¢ | $189.40 | 5,291.4 | 193.2 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | Cooperative | 17,672 | 18.51¢ | $203.33 | 1,041.7 | 174.8 |
| Edisto Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 15,421 | 16.40¢ | $199.83 | 2,354.6 | 293.2 |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 12,970 | 16.32¢ | $162.84 | 7,940.3 | 241.0 |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,140 | 15.91¢ | $167.82 | 6,145.8 | 112.7 |
| Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 21,363 | 15.71¢ | $160.57 | 518.1 | 164.6 |
| Aiken Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 49,460 | 15.53¢ | $170.28 | 7,941.1 | 93.9 |
| City of Orangeburg | Municipal | 20,639 | 15.49¢ | $164.79 | 733.2 | 252.0 |
| Berkeley Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 115,117 | 14.93¢ | $170.31 | 293.3 | 88.9 |
| Duke Energy Progress | Investor-owned | 143,713 | 14.88¢ | $170.52 | 262.6 | 125.7 |
| Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 56,463 | 14.88¢ | $170.59 | 3,915.3 | 117.5 |
| Santee Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 35,235 | 14.74¢ | $184.48 | 441.9 | 147.0 |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 58,438 | 14.66¢ | $156.12 | 8,310.0 | 97.1 |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Investor-owned | 696,385 | 14.59¢ | $150.60 | 1,908.5 | 80.6 |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 32,397 | 14.35¢ | $163.72 | 988.0 | 248.0 |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Investor-owned | 568,586 | 13.99¢ | $143.51 | 7,803.7 | 179.6 |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 30,610 | 13.47¢ | $169.44 | 228.0 | 99.0 |
| Lockhart Power Co | Investor-owned | 4,976 | 13.42¢ | $143.28 | — | — |
| Horry Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 86,726 | 13.23¢ | $140.32 | 133.4 | 107.6 |
| Easley Combined Utility System | Municipal | 15,772 | 12.81¢ | $124.88 | 725.2 | 93.6 |
| Palmetto Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 68,338 | 12.79¢ | $153.88 | 630.7 | 31.7 |
| York Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 65,244 | 12.65¢ | $136.64 | 980.9 | 89.1 |
| City of Rock Hill | Municipal | 36,492 | 12.55¢ | $103.35 | 605.0 | 89.6 |
| City of Gaffney | Municipal | 6,314 | 12.39¢ | $118.27 | 1,375.2 | 41.1 |
| Greer Commission of Public Wks | Municipal | 24,893 | 11.80¢ | $96.81 | 53.0 | — |
| South Carolina Public Service Authority | State | 185,529 | 11.38¢ | $107.52 | 58.4 | 55.2 |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 31,874 | 10.94¢ | $143.63 | 212.9 | 90.2 |
| Greenwood CPW | Municipal | 11,753 | 9.04¢ | $73.37 | 65.8 | 33.6 |
Energy-only and delivery-only filings
These respondents bill part of the service in South Carolina, so EIA's revenue figure for them is not a whole price and none is listed here.
| Respondent | Ownership | Residential customers |
|---|---|---|
| Haywood Electric Member Corp bundled, under 100 | Electric cooperatives | 9 |
Reliability by utility, 2024
SAIDI: minutes of sustained interruption per customer over the year, including major event days (paler bars: the utility reported only the figure without major event days). The 25 highest of 27 filings are drawn; the price table above carries every figure. Median across 27 South Carolina filings: 733.2 minutes with major event days, 103.3 without. EIA's state total: 3,136.5 and 117.8 minutes, with SAIFI of 2.37 interruptions per customer. Utilities use differing calculation methods, and a single storm can dominate a small utility's year.
| Year | Median SAIDI, all events | Median SAIDI, no major events | Filings | EIA state total, all events | EIA state total, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 733.2 | 103.3 | 27 | 3,136.5 | 117.8 |
| 2023 | 154.4 | 115.7 | 26 | 167.2 | 126.1 |
| 2022 | 242.3 | 116.4 | 27 | — | — |
| 2021 | 116.9 | 91.5 | 27 | — | — |
| 2020 | 192.4 | 114.2 | 26 | — | — |
| 2019 | 139.5 | 97.8 | 31 | — | — |
| 2018 | 199.5 | 110.5 | 30 | — | — |
| 2017 | 146.6 | 98.6 | 30 | — | — |
| 2016 | 373.4 | 120.3 | 27 | — | — |
| 2015 | 154.5 | 90.1 | 27 | — | — |
| 2014 | 163.0 | 77.0 | 25 | — | — |
| 2013 | 101.0 | 104.0 | 24 | — | — |
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Sales | Share | ¢ per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 32.5 TWh | 39% | 14.23¢ |
| Commercial | 26.3 TWh | 31% | 10.64¢ |
| Industrial | 25.1 TWh | 30% | 6.84¢ |
| All sectors | 84 TWh | 10.90¢ |
Residential sales per resident: 5,843 kWh a year, on a Census population estimate of 5,570,274.
Who serves South Carolina
| Ownership | Filings | Residential customers | Share | Median ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned utilities | 4 | 1,413,660 | 56.5% | 14.29¢ |
| Electric cooperatives | 18 | 788,030 | 31.5% | 14.88¢ |
| State-owned utilities | 1 | 185,529 | 7.4% | 11.38¢ |
| Municipal utilities | 6 | 115,863 | 4.6% | 12.47¢ |
Customers as reported by each respondent. Where households buy energy from a retail supplier, the delivery utility and the supplier both report them, so shares describe filings, not households.
Counties
Each county page lists the utilities whose Form EIA-861 service territory includes it.
- Abbeville County 5
- Aiken County 3
- Allendale County 2
- Anderson County 4
- Bamberg County 3
- Barnwell County 2
- Beaufort County 2
- Berkeley County 4
- Calhoun County 3
- Charleston County 2
- Cherokee County 5
- Chester County 4
- Chesterfield County 3
- Clarendon County 3
- Colleton County 3
- Darlington County 2
- Dillon County 2
- Dorchester County 4
- Edgefield County 2
- Fairfield County 5
- Florence County 3
- Georgetown County 4
- Greenville County 4
- Greenwood County 4
- Hampton County 2
- Horry County 3
- Jasper County 2
- Kershaw County 7
- Lancaster County 3
- Laurens County 5
- Lee County 4
- Lexington County 5
- Marion County 2
- Marlboro County 3
- McCormick County 4
- Newberry County 7
- Oconee County 5
- Orangeburg County 4
- Pickens County 3
- Richland County 4
- Saluda County 3
- Spartanburg County 6
- Sumter County 4
- Union County 5
- Williamsburg County 2
- York County 6
Questions and answers
What is the average electricity price in South Carolina?
14.23¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers in 2024, against a US average of 16.48¢. Commercial customers averaged 10.64¢ and industrial customers 6.84¢. The latest monthly residential figure is 15.47¢ for July 2026 (preliminary).
What is the average electric bill in South Carolina?
$149.51 a month for residential customers in 2024, on average use of 1,050 kWh a month. The US average was $142.26 on 863 kWh.
Is electricity getting more expensive in South Carolina?
The average residential price was up 4.0% in 2024 on the year before and up 9.5% on 2019. These are nominal prices, not adjusted for inflation.
How reliable is electric service in South Carolina?
EIA's state total for 2024 is 3,136.5 minutes of interruption per customer including major event days and 117.8 minutes excluding them, across utilities reporting under any method. The median utility in the state reported 733.2 minutes including major event days.
How many electric utilities serve South Carolina?
29 respondents reported residential customers in South Carolina on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024; 28 of them have a bundled residential price. Another 17 small utilities filed the short form. 46 counties appear in service territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. State averages, sales and customers by year and month: Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, through July 2026. Utility rows, reliability and service territories: Form EIA-861, 2024 final release. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. See methodology.