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South Carolina electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in South Carolina paid an average of 13.88¢ per kilowatthour, up 4.5% on the same month a year earlier (13.28¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; South Carolina was 13% below that. It ranked 31st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 3,811,508 MWh, up 15.7% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $204.32 on 1,472 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13.88¢ | 13.28¢ | +4.5% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 11.21¢ | 10.68¢ | +5.0% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 7.62¢ | 7.08¢ | +7.6% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 11.59¢ | 10.91¢ | +6.2% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3.8 TWh | 3.3 TWh | +15.7% |
| Sales, all sectors | 8 TWh | 7.3 TWh | +9.2% |
| Residential customers | 2,589,874 | 2,555,329 | +1.4% |
| Average residential bill | $204.32 | $171.23 | +19.3% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,472 | 1,289 | +14.2% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in South Carolina in January 2025?
13.88¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.21¢ for commercial and 7.62¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.28¢ in January 2024, a change of +4.5%. Residential sales changed by +15.7% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$204.32, on average use of 1,472 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the South Carolina page.