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City of Newberry
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2023, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
City of Newberry is a municipal utility that reported 4,506 residential customers in South Carolina on Form EIA-861 for 2023, with a service territory that touches 1 county.
Its average residential price that year was 15.52¢ per kilowatthour, 13% above the South Carolina average of 13.68¢ and 3.0% below the US average of 16.00¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $133.75 a month on average use of 862 kWh a month. Across South Carolina the average bill was $139.91 on 1,022 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2023; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 6.7% on 2018, and up 3.3% on 2022.
Compared with South Carolina, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2023 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 15.52¢ | 12.45¢ | 13.68¢ | 16.00¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $133.75 | $113.02 | $139.91 | $136.84 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 862 | 905 | 1,022 | 855 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +3.3% | — | +0.7% | +6.4% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +6.7% | — | +10.0% | +24.3% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 64.4 | 733.2 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 40.3 | 103.3 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 6 filings by municipal utilities in South Carolina, the median price was 12.47¢.
Average price by year
City of NewberrySouth Carolina averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | South Carolina ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.52¢ | 13.68¢ | $133.75 | 862 | 4,506 | 171.5 GWh |
| 2022 | 15.02¢ | 13.59¢ | $130.34 | 868 | 4,434 | 185.8 GWh |
| 2021 | 14.64¢ | 12.86¢ | $130.66 | 893 | 4,113 | 185.3 GWh |
| 2020 | 14.18¢ | 12.78¢ | $128.51 | 906 | 4,058 | 206.6 GWh |
| 2019 | 14.12¢ | 12.99¢ | $129.82 | 920 | 3,999 | 206.6 GWh |
| 2018 | 14.55¢ | 12.44¢ | $134.17 | 922 | 4,118 | 210.4 GWh |
| 2017 | 14.89¢ | 13.02¢ | $134.12 | 901 | 4,070 | 207.3 GWh |
| 2016 | 14.39¢ | 12.65¢ | $138.73 | 964 | 4,090 | 213.7 GWh |
| 2015 | 14.05¢ | 12.57¢ | $136.32 | 970 | 4,098 | 214.1 GWh |
| 2014 | 12.97¢ | 12.45¢ | $130.18 | 1,004 | 4,092 | 212.1 GWh |
| 2013 | 12.20¢ | 11.99¢ | $114.21 | 936 | 4,064 | 204.9 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2023
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 4,506 | 46.6 GWh | 27% | $7,232,100 | 15.52¢ |
| Commercial | 937 | 58.8 GWh | 34% | $8,417,600 | 14.31¢ |
| Industrial | 14 | 66.1 GWh | 39% | $7,538,800 | 11.40¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for City of Newberry in 2023. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in South Carolina
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gaffney | Municipal | 6,314 | 12.39¢ | $118.27 | 1,375.2 | 41.1 |
| Greenwood CPW | Municipal | 11,753 | 9.04¢ | $73.37 | 65.8 | 33.6 |
| Easley Combined Utility System | Municipal | 15,772 | 12.81¢ | $124.88 | 725.2 | 93.6 |
| City of Orangeburg | Municipal | 20,639 | 15.49¢ | $164.79 | 733.2 | 252.0 |
| Greer Commission of Public Wks | Municipal | 24,893 | 11.80¢ | $96.81 | 53.0 | — |
| City of Rock Hill | Municipal | 36,492 | 12.55¢ | $103.35 | 605.0 | 89.6 |
| Lockhart Power Co | Investor-owned | 4,976 | 13.42¢ | $143.28 | — | — |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 12,970 | 16.32¢ | $162.84 | 7,940.3 | 241.0 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City of Newberry?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.52¢ per kilowatthour in 2023. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with South Carolina?
The South Carolina average residential price in 2023 was 13.68¢ and the US average 16.00¢; City of Newberry was 13% above the state figure.
What is the average City of Newberry bill?
$133.75 a month in 2023, on average residential use of 862 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The South Carolina average was $139.91 on 1,022 kWh.
How reliable is City of Newberry service?
EIA's 2023 reliability file has no entry for City of Newberry.
Is the City of Newberry price rising?
The average residential price was up 3.3% in 2023 compared with 2022 and up 6.7% compared with 2018.
Which counties does City of Newberry serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 1 county: Newberry County, SC. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2023, respondent "City of Newberry - (SC)", utility number 13523. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.