Cherokee County, South Carolina Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Cherokee County, South Carolina Electricity Overview
Cherokee County emits 7,490.82 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases. It is the 665th highest polluting county in the country by per capita emissions.
There was a 6.82% drop in CO2 emissions per capita in the previous 12 months in Cherokee County.
With 56,204 citizens living within the county and 920,975.58 megawatt hours produced a year, Cherokee County has a megawatt hour per capita production of 16.39 megawatt hours. The city is 773rd highest megawatt hour per capita amount in the US.
Cherokee County has experienced a 23.88% decline during the previous year in the usage of renewable fuels for electricity generation.
Cherokee County is home to over 56,204 citizens and produces 7,570 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.13 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Cherokee County 24th in the state out of 46 counties for solar megawatt hours generated per person.
The national average residential rate per kilowatt hour is 16.02 cents, while residents of Cherokee County enjoy an average rate that is 16.30% less at 13.41 cents per kilowatt hour.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
885,797 MWh
Consumption per Capita
15.76 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
920,976 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
74,441 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
846,535 MWh
Production per Capita
16.39 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
421,013,900 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
7,490.82 kg
Recent Energy News in Gaffney
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,220 positions to 6,215th, from last year's value of 3,995th
- In Gaffney, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 5,008 positions to 12,449th, from last year's value of 7,441st
- In Gaffney, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 4,131 positions to 12,449th, from last month's value of 8,318th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 429 positions to 6,215th, from last month's value of 5,786th
- In Gaffney, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 175 positions to 362nd, from last year's value of 187th
- In Gaffney, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 176 positions to 362nd, from last month's value of 186th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 7.43% to 12.84 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.95 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the residential electricity rate increased by 16.3% to 14.58 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.54 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the residential electricity rate increased by 11.2% to 14.58 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.11 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.96% to 12.84 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.72 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,135 positions to 4,779th, from last year's value of 2,644th
- In Gaffney, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,381 positions to 8,193rd, from last year's value of 5,812th
- In Gaffney, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,315 positions to 8,193rd, from last month's value of 6,878th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 284 positions to 4,779th, from last month's value of 4,495th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 45 positions to 199th, from last year's value of 154th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 7.74% to 10.02 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.3 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the commercial electricity rate increased by 9.06% to 10.85 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9.95 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 7 positions to 204th, from last month's value of 197th
- In Gaffney, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 6 positions to 204th, from last year's value of 198th
- In Gaffney, the commercial electricity rate increased by 3.08% to 10.85 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 10.52 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 199th, from last month's value of 198th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 0.27% to 10.02 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,681 positions to 4,869th, from last year's value of 1,188th
- In Gaffney, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,142 positions to 8,608th, from last year's value of 5,466th
- In Gaffney, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,159 positions to 8,608th, from last month's value of 6,449th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 102 positions to 4,869th, from last month's value of 4,971st
- In Gaffney, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 168 positions to 353rd, from last year's value of 185th
- In Gaffney, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 168 positions to 353rd, from last month's value of 185th
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 28 positions to 190th, from last year's value of 162nd
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 11.24% to 6.82 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.13 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the industrial electricity rate increased by 11.98% to 7.21 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.44 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 5 positions to 190th, from last month's value of 185th
- In Gaffney, the industrial electricity rate increased by 7.09% to 7.21 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.73 ¢ / kWh
- In Gaffney, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.95% to 6.82 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.76 ¢ / kWh
Gaffney Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
14.58¢ per kWh
- 16.3% higher than last month
- 11.2% higher than February last year
- 2.26% higher than the South Carolina average
- 10.53% lower than the US average
- 362nd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 176 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 175 since February last year
- 12,449th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,131 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,008 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
12.84¢ per kWh
- 0.96% higher than last month
- 7.43% higher than February last year
- 6.73% lower than the South Carolina average
- 24.2% lower than the US average
- 184th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 6,215th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 429 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,220 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$130.8 per month
- 26.15% lower than last month
- 17.07% higher than February last year
- 5.06% lower than the South Carolina average
- 4.33% higher than the US average
- 341st in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 158 since February last year
- 16,026th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,362 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,852 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$132.57 per month
- 1.21% higher than last month
- 6.59% higher than February last year
- 8.11% lower than the South Carolina average
- 0.03% higher than the US average
- 184th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 13,669th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 213 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,930 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
10.85¢ per kWh
- 9.06% higher than last month
- 3.08% higher than February last year
- 1.79% lower than the South Carolina average
- 20.34% lower than the US average
- 204th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
- 8,193rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,315 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,381 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
10.02¢ per kWh
- 0.27% higher than last month
- 7.74% higher than February last year
- 8.08% lower than the South Carolina average
- 29.02% lower than the US average
- 199th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 45 since February last year
- 4,779th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 284 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,135 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$437.92 per month
- 15.44% lower than last month
- 21.3% higher than February last year
- 11.21% lower than the South Carolina average
- 73.82% lower than the US average
- 185th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 71 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since February last year
- 8,921st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,925 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,506 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$478.97 per month
- 1.36% higher than last month
- 17.68% higher than February last year
- 16.02% lower than the South Carolina average
- 70.84% lower than the US average
- 162nd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 10,292nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 50 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,223 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
7.21¢ per kWh
- 7.09% higher than last month
- 11.98% higher than February last year
- 3.51% higher than the South Carolina average
- 26.82% lower than the US average
- 353rd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 168 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 168 since February last year
- 8,608th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,159 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,142 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.82¢ per kWh
- 0.95% higher than last month
- 11.24% higher than February last year
- 1.87% lower than the South Carolina average
- 33.16% lower than the US average
- 190th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 28 since February last year
- 4,869th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 102 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,681 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$29,255.75 per month
- 13.07% higher than last month
- 12.57% higher than February last year
- 59.89% lower than the South Carolina average
- 4.57% lower than the US average
- 258th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 20,119th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,130 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 846 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$30,559.38 per month
- 0.9% higher than last month
- 8.92% higher than February last year
- 61.47% lower than the South Carolina average
- 10.35% lower than the US average
- 255th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 93 since February last year
- 19,362nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 19 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,185 since February last year
Gaffney, SC Electricity Overview
On average, Gaffney's residents spend 11.64 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity, which is 17.05% less than the average South Carolina price of 14.03 cents and 27.35% less than the national average of 16.02 cents. Gaffney Electric is the largest vendor in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Gaffney deal with 0.87 power outages each year with outages lasting on average 82.16 minutes.
Emitting 52,108,726.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Gaffney ranks 49th worst out of 475 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. The city averages 4,148.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. All of the electricity consumed in Gaffney has to be imported from surrounding cities or rural areas, since there are no electricity production sources within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Gaffney
Gaffney residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Gaffney, South Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.76 | 132.67 | 6,947,696.16 | 886,351,373 | |
| Gaffney Electric | BUNDLED | 11.60 | 112.09 | 72,037 | 8,356,000 |
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East Gaffney CDP, SC Electricity Overview
On average, East Gaffney CDP's residents spend 12.09 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity, which is 13.84% less than the average South Carolina price of 14.03 cents and 24.54% less than the national average of 16.02 cents. The average monthly residential power bill for a consumer in the city is $120.74 per month, while the state average is $148.93. Consumers in the city enjoy a 18.93% discount compared to the rest of the state. The city ranks 10th in the state out of 475 cities for solar generation per capita.
Emitting 9,511,841.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions, East Gaffney CDP ranks 175th worst out of 475 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. The city also ranks 463rd worst in South Carolina in pollution per capita, averaging 3,430.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per resident. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. East Gaffney CDP's fuel of choice is Solar, with 100.00% of electricity generation using this fuel.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Gaffney CDP
East Gaffney CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in East Gaffney CDP, South Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.76 | 132.67 | 6,947,696.16 | 886,351,373 | |
| Gaffney Electric | BUNDLED | 11.60 | 112.09 | 72,037 | 8,356,000 |
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Blacksburg, SC Electricity Overview
On average, Blacksburg's residents spend 12.82 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity, which is 8.64% less than the average South Carolina price of 14.03 cents and 19.99% less than the national average of 16.02 cents. With an estimated 153 residential customers, Duke Energy Carolinas is the largest provider in the city. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a customer in the city is $133.48 per month, while the South Carolina average is $148.93. Customers in the city enjoy a 10.37% markdown compared to other citizens of the state.
Emitting 9,915,593.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Blacksburg ranks 172nd worst out of 475 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. The city averages 4,148.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. All of the electricity consumed in Blacksburg has to be imported from surrounding cities or rural areas, since there are no electricity production sources within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Blacksburg
Blacksburg residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Blacksburg, South Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad River Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.83 | 161.43 | 290,157 | 43,020,900 | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.76 | 132.67 | 6,947,696.16 | 886,351,373 |
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Electricity Production in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Power Plants in Cherokee County, South Carolina
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cherokee County CogenLS Power (100.00%) | Cherokee County | SC | Natural Gas | 418,180.58 | 169,672,084.4 | 405.74 | ||
Broad River Energy CenterBroad River Energy LLC (100.00%) | Cherokee County | SC | Natural Gas | 299,305 | 169,624,404.69 | 566.73 | ||
Mill Creek (SC)Duke Energy Carolinas (100.00%) | Cherokee County | SC | Natural Gas | 129,049 | 98,437,669.66 | 762.79 | ||
99 IslandsDuke Energy Carolinas (100.00%) | Cherokee County | SC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 45,348 | ||||
Gaston ShoalsNorthbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC (100.00%) | Cherokee County | SC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 20,071 | ||||
Mohea Solar Energy Center, LLCMohea Solar Energy Center, LLC (100.00%) | East Gaffney CDP | SC | Solar | 7,570 | ||||
Cherokee FallsEnel Green Power (100.00%) | Cherokee County | SC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,452 |
Cherokee County, South Carolina Details
Electricity use in Cherokee County results in the release of 421,013,900.25 kilograms of CO2 pollution a year, which is 700th highest amount in the United States out of 3230 counties and 17th highest in South Carolina out of 46 counties. Averaging 7,490.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the county ranks 665th worst for pollution per capita from electricity consumption. About 88.14% of electricity in Cherokee County comes from generation using Natural Gas. Also used is Conventional Hydroelectric at 7.26% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 3.78%. Cherokee County has 7 electricity generation plants, which is 393rd most in the US.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Cherokee County, South Carolina?
By total megawatt hours sold, Duke Energy Carolinas is the largest electricity supplier in Cherokee County, South Carolina.
How many power plants are in Cherokee County, South Carolina?
Cherokee County, South Carolina is home to 7 power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
How many electric companies offer service in Cherokee County, South Carolina?
There are 5 electricity suppliers offering service in Cherokee County, South Carolina.
Which electricity companies offer service in Cherokee County, South Carolina?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 32,474 |
| 2 | Broad River Electric Cooperative | 8,699 |
| 3 | Gaffney Electric | 7,556 |
| 4 | York Electric Cooperative | 958 |
| 5 | Lockhart Power Company | 788 |
