South Carolina Electricity Rates & Average Electricity Bills

Electricity Rates in South Carolina

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in South Carolina is $151.21
  • The average electricity rate in South Carolina is 14.18¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in South Carolina

The average residential electric bill in South Carolina is $151.21 per month. South Carolina is the 37th most expensive state in the country for electricity.

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Electricity Companies & Statistics in South Carolina

  • Population
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    5,282,634
  • Total Production
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    100,840,276 MWh / 19.09 MWh per capita
  • Total Consumption
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    84,510,644 MWh / 16 MWh per capita
  • Total Production from Renewable
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    6,820,036 MWh / 1.29 MWh per capita
  • CO2 Emissions from Consumption
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    23,611,748,555 kg / 4,469.69 kg per capita
  • Total Production from Non-Renewable
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    94,019,564 MWh / 17.8 MWh per capita
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Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in South Carolina

South Carolina residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.155/kWh$0.104/kWh$203.35/mo.$104.23/mo.
19th14.18¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of South Carolina
37th$151.21Average residential monthly electricity bill for South Carolina Residents

South Carolina Electricity Fuel Mix

South Carolina's Electricity Prices and Usage

South Carolina has an average residential electricity rate of 14.18 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 14.39% below the United States average price of 16.57 cents. This ranks South Carolina as the 19th lowest priced state in the nation using average electric rate. The state has over 40 electricity suppliers, but consumers are left with a single supplier choice due to the fact that South Carolina has a regulated electricity market. As the 22nd worst polluting state in the nation based on pollution per person from electricity consumption, South Carolina consumers average emissions of 4,469.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions each. Customers in South Carolina experience 1.29 electrical outages a year with outages lasting on average 121.25 minutes. The state is the 23rd largest state in the nation, with a population of 5,282,634. The state ranks as the 22nd worst polluting state in the country when considering total CO2 output, with over 23,611,748,555.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions emitted from electricity consumption.

Residential Electricity Providers in South Carolina

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Rate State RankResidential Average Bill ($)Residential Average Bill State RankResidential Sales (MWh)Residential Sales State RankResidential Revenues ($)Residential Revenues State RankState Production (MWh)State Production Rank
Dominion EnergyBUNDLED14.7027156.27258,896,17711,307,823,000121,919,881.012
Duke Energy CarolinasBUNDLED14.0020145.37217,098,118.912993,690,644231,051,764.671
Santee CooperBUNDLED11.383109.4152,125,666.813241,937,555419,702,2453
Duke Energy ProgressBUNDLED14.6625172.89372,033,821.824298,235,41336,211,9814
Berkeley Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.8829177.22401,624,0915241,640,00059
Horry Electric CooperativeBUNDLED13.1212141.76191,080,896.556141,825,950.669
Palmetto Electric CooperativeBUNDLED12.966156.2726990,269.617128,377,26189
York Electric CooperativeBUNDLED12.735135.5917834,584.428106,261,312.18109
Blue Ridge Electric CoopBUNDLED16.7441167.7835809,668.779135,526,592.3879
Mid Carolina Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.7228165.6434766,535.7510112,872,293.0599
Laurens Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.5023150.1922726,894.7611105,384,442.7119
Aiken Electric CooperativeBUNDLED16.2438174.2538637,400.5712103,540,153.99129
Santee Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.4722179.2541530,837.381376,804,117.37139
Black River Electric Cooperative SCBUNDLED12.97716030456,353.281459,172,361159
Fairfield ElectricBUNDLED13.9519162.7831446,223.481562,263,034.32149
Rock Hill ElectricBUNDLED13.3615107.654362,984.281648,476,992.08169
Broad River Electric CooperativeBUNDLED15.4333159.528286,770.861744,235,149.25179
Orangeburg Department of Public UtilitiesBUNDLED14.6726157.0927269,686.21839,553,493.28205848
Lynches River Electric CooperativeBUNDLED16.1135163.1332262,010.621942,221,000.21189
Greer CPWBUNDLED13.009116.938233,342.192030,324,627.59229

Commercial Electricity Providers in South Carolina

ProviderService TypeCommercial Rate (¢)Commercial Rate RankCommercial Average Bill ($)Commercial Average Bill State RankCommercial Sales (MWh)Commercial Sales State RankCommercial Revenues ($)Commercial Revenues State RankState Production (MWh)State Production Rank
Dominion EnergyBUNDLED11.9117715.65367,887,0831938,968,000121,919,881.012
Duke Energy CarolinasBUNDLED10.489508.46266,050,884.82634,175,007231,051,764.671
Berkeley Electric CooperativeBUNDLED7.2021,203.01433,407,3013245,160,00039
Santee CooperBUNDLED9.465500241,970,652.764186,433,292519,702,2453
Duke Energy ProgressBUNDLED11.4913488.74221,667,120.275191,561,67046,211,9814
Lockhart Power CompanyBUNDLED5.2811,746.3144538,921.31628,452,6741286,5895
Palmetto Electric CooperativeBUNDLED12.1219409.1813473,632.14757,416,46969
Rock Hill ElectricBUNDLED13.23271,158.2542416,050.83855,062,041.9579
York Electric CooperativeBUNDLED11.8616501.9125258,441.01930,643,069.5999
Mid Carolina Electric CooperativeBUNDLED12.1720581.1128237,913.521028,952,869.39119
Horry Electric CooperativeBUNDLED13.9333213.735237,787.621133,130,004.1689
Laurens Electric CooperativeBUNDLED13.8830397.8912218,055.051230,273,825.86109
Greer CPWBUNDLED10.5710151.272204,263.581321,591,917.51149
Blue Ridge Electric CoopBUNDLED10.118311.518199,626.191420,180,366.31169
Greenwood Electric CompanyBUNDLED7.933383.2110176,159.371513,969,894.7219
Orangeburg Department of Public UtilitiesBUNDLED13.2026487.8820172,313.781622,751,654.87135848
Santee Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.6238174.113138,811.591720,287,915.05159
Aiken Electric CooperativeBUNDLED12.0118412.2115138,644.071816,654,244.65179
Black River Electric Cooperative SCBUNDLED12.6322320.129131,363.881916,594,229.54189
Easley Combined UtilitiesBUNDLED11.8515733.8737123,262.762014,609,154.42209

Power Plants in South Carolina

PlantCity/CountyPrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (KG)Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)Toxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Oconee County Nuclear 21,646,325
York County Nuclear 18,375,271
Berkeley County Coal 8,862,546.988,595,856,518.74969.91
Fairfield County Nuclear 7,419,706
Darlington County Nuclear 6,189,857
Anderson County Natural Gas 5,636,9342,142,587,749.94380.1
Jasper County Natural Gas 4,665,447.011,807,045,496.55387.33
Anderson County Natural Gas 4,299,8571,981,809,464.88460.9
Georgetown County Coal 3,762,603.013,847,444,101.291,022.5512/2030
Columbia Energy Center (SC)Dominion Energy (100.00%)
Calhoun County Natural Gas 3,234,561.99981,683,127.68303.5
Richland County Coal 2,344,180.012,290,587,054.26977.14
Berkeley County Coal 1,962,253.011,999,552,134.261,019.01
Orangeburg County Natural Gas 1,655,1121,126,591,454.97680.67
Aiken County Natural Gas 1,370,832606,399,346.82442.36
Lexington County Natural Gas 793,855436,136,326.92549.39
McCormick County Conventional Hydroelectric 632,438
Broad River Energy CenterBroad River Energy LLC (100.00%)
Cherokee County Natural Gas 591,034340,332,404.29575.83
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover FacilityInternational Paper (100.00%)
Richland County Black Liquour 514,300343,174,934.96667.27
Fairfield Pumped StorageDominion Energy (100.00%)
Fairfield County Conventional Hydroelectric 484,367
International Paper Georgetown MillInternational Paper (100.00%)
Georgetown County Black Liquour 439,193264,780,014.16602.88

There are 4 Nuclear Power Plants in South Carolina

PlantCity/CountyPrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (KG)Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)Toxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Oconee County Nuclear 21,646,325
York County Nuclear 18,375,271
Fairfield County Nuclear 7,419,706
Darlington County Nuclear 6,189,857

Quick Facts

pith a nationwide average residential electric bill of $144.57, South Carolina citizens, on average, pay about 4.60% more than their fellow countrymen per month for electricity.

Over the most recent year, South Carolina has seen a 5.44% rise in CO2 emissions on account of electricity consumption.

The use of natural gas in South Carolina yields a total of 22,858,881.52 megawatts of electricity, propelling the state into its ranking of 23rd in the US for total natural gas production.

South Carolina is 16th in the nation in solar power production, with 2,983,817.95 megawatt hours produced from solar.

Over the course of the past 12 months, there has been a 1.06% drop in the use of non-renewable fuels for electricity production in South Carolina.

During the course of the previous 12 months South Carolina has seen a 9.95% increase in hydroelectric power generation.

South Carolina Counties Comparison

CountyPopulationProvidersPlantsResidential Rate (¢)Residential Rate State RankResidential Rate National RankResidential Avg. Electric BillResidential Bill State RankResidential Bill National Rank
Greenville County547,9505714.27111,385$147.28/mo61,208
Richland County421,5666515.18351,806$164.52/mo272,112
Charleston County419,2794214.74281,571$164.39/mo262,101
Horry County383,1014512.851665$136.83/mo1835
Spartanburg County345,83151514.1781,330$146.91/mo51,199
Lexington County304,79741114.82301,613$159.92/mo201,881
York County294,2485413.552998$140.76/mo2968
Berkeley County245,1175714.68271,554$169.84/mo342,443
Anderson County209,58141114.45161,454$149.19/mo91,298
Beaufort County196,3712414.47181,461$156.27/mo161,647
Aiken County174,1503315.27371,858$163.01/mo232,017
Dorchester County166,1333115.30391,884$170.52/mo362,469
Florence County136,7214914.61211,520$174.53/mo442,606
Pickens County133,4624414.81291,603$151.29/mo121,384
Lancaster County104,5774214.65231,532$150.82/mo111,364
Sumter County104,012414.0251,209$167.24/mo292,338
Orangeburg County83,09471115.37411,940$167.90/mo302,357
Oconee County80,1805415.30381,881$155.62/mo151,606
Greenwood County69,2674413.8831,125$143.01/mo31,035
Laurens County67,9655214.1791,332$146.49/mo41,177
Kershaw County67,7518214.47171,459$163.28/mo242,029
Darlington County63,43331014.66241,545$172.89/mo402,555
Georgetown County62,9925314.19101,342$168.11/mo312,369
Cherokee County56,2046714.33141,409$148.44/mo81,278
Chesterfield County43,6554215.17341,801$169.46/mo332,423
Colleton County38,5202115.42431,998$165.93/mo282,229
Newberry County37,8428114.94331,683$152.82/mo141,463
Chester County32,2735313.9141,144$148.14/mo71,261
Clarendon County31,6135414.32131,408$171.29/mo382,496
Williamsburg County31,2793114.58201,502$175.68/mo452,636
Marion County29,5853314.66241,545$172.89/mo402,555
Dillon County28,5274214.66241,545$172.89/mo402,555
Jasper County28,3632414.1761,326$156.27/mo171,648
Union County27,3067614.33151,410$149.45/mo101,312
Marlboro County26,9124214.65221,531$172.36/mo392,535
Edgefield County25,938415.32401,902$163.48/mo252,041
Abbeville County24,3746214.85311,635$152.11/mo131,422
Fairfield County21,1866414.48191,463$158.10/mo191,728
Barnwell County20,8013515.39421,955$170.71/mo372,474
Hampton County19,2273714.29121,391$158.07/mo181,726
Saluda County19,0085314.90321,657$160.27/mo221,908
Lee County16,7305814.1771,328$168.74/mo322,391
Calhoun County14,1983615.85462,148$169.95/mo352,448
Bamberg County13,5254115.61452,073$175.75/mo462,637
McCormick County9,5846115.24361,838$159.95/mo211,884
Allendale County8,3042315.49442,032$173.43/mo432,575

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

When it comes to electricity generation, South Carolina's top fuel is Nuclear, accounting for 53,631,159 megawatt hours, or 53.18% of production in the state. Natural Gas and Coal are the second and third most often used fuel types for electricity generation. Natural Gas makes up 22,858,881.52 megawatt hours (22.67%) of electricity production and Coal makes up 17,424,907.09 megawatt hours (17.28%) of total generation in the state. Approximately 23,611,748,555.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in the state from electricity use. Averaging 4,469.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the state ranks 22nd highest for emissions per capita. South Carolina has 197 power plants, which is the 19th most in the US and 26th most when counting facilities per citizen.

NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
53.18%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
22.67%
COAL
Coal
Coal
17.28%
SOLAR
Solar
2.96%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
1.96%
OTHER
Other
1.95%

South Carolina Net Metering

Roughly 75.00% of the electricity providers in South Carolina offer net metering to their consumers. South Carolina has good regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with solar panels.

Energy Loss

South Carolina has 25 electricity providers who report energy loss during transmission activities. The average energy loss for these suppliers is 2.44%. With a nationwide average of 2.43%, South Carolina is the 16th best state in the country.

Solar Taxes And Rebates

When it comes to stimulating personal solar, one of the government's easiest methods is tax and rebate related incentives. With over $2000 or 20% in tax credits for solar purchases, South Carolina has decent options for state solar tax credits. Offering no rebates for solar panel installs, the state currently is dropping the ball for its citizens who want to install private solar panels. The state of South Carolina offers no property tax exemptions to homeowners who install solar panels, making it less attractive for residents to do so. Homeowners in the state do not have access to a sales tax exemption when purchasing solar panels.

State Level Initiatives

Whether a consumer is able to easily find electricity options with renewable fuel sources is at least somewhat determined by initiatives at the state level. Many states require green fuel sources to be a percentage of the fuel used for electricity production by providers in the state. These guidelines are referred to as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). The state of South Carolina does not currently have any standards set up that providers have to adhere to. Furthermore, there are currently no low income solar programs to assist low income families to install solar panels.

Learn about going solar in South Carolina, find out which system size is best for you, compare local installers and see which incentives are available in your area.

FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in South Carolina

What is a good electricity rate in South Carolina?

The average electricity rate in South Carolina is 14.18 cents per kilowatt hour, so anything below this amount is better than most. The lowest priced provider is currently Greenwood Electric Company, at 10.10 cents per kilowatt hour.

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in South Carolina?

By total revenue, Dominion Energy is the largest electricity supplier in South Carolina.

Where does South Carolina get its electricity?

The main fuels used for electricity generation in South Carolina are Nuclear, Natural Gas and Coal, accounting for 53.18%, 22.67% and 17.28% respectively.

Does South Carolina have a deregulated electricity market?

South Carolina has a regulated electricity market, rather than a deregulated market. This means that consumers in the state normally have only one or two electricity provider options when it comes time to choose who they purchase electricity from.

What is the cheapest electricity company in South Carolina?

Residential Rate RankProviderResidential Rate (¢)State Customers
1Greenwood Electric Company10.1014,926
2Georgetown, South Carolina Electric Utility10.465,539
3Santee Cooper11.38215,375
4Gaffney Electric12.617,779
5York Electric Cooperative12.7370,424
6Palmetto Electric Cooperative12.9680,177
7Black River Electric Cooperative SC12.9735,151
8Due West, South Carolina Electric Utility12.98508
9Greer CPW13.0033,507
10Bamberg Board of Public Works13.042,320

What is the average electric bill in South Carolina?

In 2025, South Carolina has an average electricity bill of $151, while the United States average is $145.

How many power plants are located within South Carolina?

South Carolina has 197 power plants generating electricity for the state.

What electricity companies offer service in South Carolina?

How many electric companies offer service in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 44 electricity providers offering service in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2024-11-12