Greenwood County, South Carolina Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Greenwood County, South Carolina Electricity Overview
When comparing annual CO2 emissions per capita, Greenwood County saw a 0.34% rise throughout the previous year.
Greenwood County generates 1.36% of their required electricity and must bring in the remaining 98.64% from neighboring counties.
With 14,711 megawatt generated from solar power and 69,267 consumers in Greenwood County, the county averages 0.21 megawatt hours generated from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 599th out of 3230 counties in the US.
Greenwood County has seen an increase in electricity production from solar power of 39.81% year over year.
Over 100.00% of Greenwood County's electricity generation comes from sustainable fuel sources, putting Greenwood County at 36th in the state for total sustainable electricity generation.
Greenwood County generates 0.21 megawatt hours per capita a year, making it the 36 highest county out of 46 counties for production per capita in the state.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,085,531 MWh
Consumption per Capita
15.67 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
14,711 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
14,711 MWh
Production per Capita
0.21 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
281,416,642 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,062.78 kg
Recent Energy News in Greenwood
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Greenwood, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 8,128 positions to 20,388th, from last year's value of 12,260th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,223 positions to 13,456th, from last year's value of 11,233rd
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,039 positions to 13,456th, from last month's value of 11,417th
- In Greenwood, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 2,324 positions to 20,388th, from last month's value of 22,712th
- In Greenwood, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 161 positions to 344th, from last year's value of 183rd
- In Greenwood, the residential electricity bill increased by 24.36% to $177.12, from last year's value of $142.43
- In Greenwood, the residential electricity bill state rank increased by 20 positions to 344th, from last month's value of 364th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 4.69% to $130.98, from last year's value of $125.11
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 2.26% to $130.98, from last month's value of $128.09
- In Greenwood, the residential electricity bill increased by 4.08% to $177.12, from last month's value of $170.18
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 4,307 positions to 10,242nd, from last year's value of 5,935th
- In Greenwood, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 6,447 positions to 11,846th, from last year's value of 5,399th
- In Greenwood, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 4,199 positions to 11,846th, from last month's value of 16,045th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 943 positions to 10,242nd, from last month's value of 9,299th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 150 positions to 162nd, from last year's value of 12th
- In Greenwood, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 252 positions to 256th, from last year's value of 4th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 16.3% to $472.56, from last year's value of $406.32
- In Greenwood, the commercial electricity bill increased by 26.44% to $517.88, from last year's value of $409.6
- In Greenwood, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 28 positions to 256th, from last month's value of 284th
- In Greenwood, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 12.6% to $517.88, from last month's value of $592.55
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 1.95% to $472.56, from last month's value of $463.54
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,708 positions to 4,813th, from last year's value of 1,105th
- In Greenwood, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,298 positions to 6,449th, from last month's value of 7,747th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 305 positions to 4,813th, from last month's value of 4,508th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 157 positions to 27th, from last month's value of 184th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 136 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 163rd
- In Greenwood, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 237 positions to 6,449th, from last year's value of 6,686th
- In Greenwood, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 155 positions to 185th, from last month's value of 340th
- In Greenwood, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 93 positions to 185th, from last year's value of 278th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 12.09% to 6.76 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.03 ¢ / kWh
- In Greenwood, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 4.39% to 6.73 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.04 ¢ / kWh
- In Greenwood, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.01% to 6.73 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.8 ¢ / kWh
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.08% to 6.76 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.76 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,137 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,566th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,016 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 1,687th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 296.77 MWhs
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 13.64 MWhs
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 16 positions to 37th, from last year's value of 21st
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 12 positions to 37th, from last month's value of 25th
- In Greenwood, the total production national rank increased by 8 positions to 2,698th, from last year's value of 2,706th
- In Greenwood, the total production national rank increased by 1 position to 2,698th, from last month's value of 2,699th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 556 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 648th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 528 positions to 1,204th, from last month's value of 676th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 296.77 MWhs
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 13.64 MWhs
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 7 positions to 21st, from last year's value of 14th
- In Greenwood, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 5 positions to 21st, from last month's value of 16th
Greenwood Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
12.54¢ per kWh
- 3.45% lower than last month
- 1.26% lower than January last year
- 6.6% lower than the South Carolina average
- 19.71% lower than the US average
- 186th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
- 8,318th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 643 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 134 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
12.72¢ per kWh
- 0.1% lower than last month
- 7.65% higher than January last year
- 7.36% lower than the South Carolina average
- 25.07% 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 January last year
- 5,786th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 33 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,062 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$177.12 per month
- 4.08% higher than last month
- 24.36% higher than January last year
- 3.9% lower than the South Carolina average
- 17.32% higher than the US average
- 344th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 20 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 161 since January last year
- 20,388th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,324 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 8,128 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$130.98 per month
- 2.26% higher than last month
- 4.69% higher than January last year
- 8.33% lower than the South Carolina average
- 1.27% 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 January last year
- 13,456th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,039 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,223 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
9.95¢ per kWh
- 14.97% higher than last month
- 1.06% lower than January last year
- 11.52% lower than the South Carolina average
- 25.43% lower than the US average
- 197th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 26 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
- 6,878th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,792 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,818 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
10¢ per kWh
- 0.09% lower than last month
- 8.55% higher than January last year
- 8.51% lower than the South Carolina average
- 29.4% lower than the US average
- 198th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 36 since January last year
- 4,495th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 57 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,948 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$517.88 per month
- 12.6% lower than last month
- 26.44% higher than January last year
- 13.31% lower than the South Carolina average
- 68.22% lower than the US average
- 256th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 28 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 252 since January last year
- 11,846th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,199 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,447 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$472.56 per month
- 1.95% higher than last month
- 16.3% higher than January last year
- 16.69% lower than the South Carolina average
- 71.13% 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 has dropped by 150 since January last year
- 10,242nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 943 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,307 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
6.73¢ per kWh
- 4.39% lower than last month
- 1.01% lower than January last year
- 8.87% lower than the South Carolina average
- 31.48% lower than the US average
- 185th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 155 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 93 since January last year
- 6,449th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,298 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 237 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.76¢ per kWh
- 0.08% lower than last month
- 12.09% higher than January last year
- 2.37% lower than the South Carolina average
- 33.92% lower than the US average
- 27th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 157 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 136 since January last year
- 4,813th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 305 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,708 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$25,873.88 per month
- 17.51% lower than last month
- 4.49% lower than January last year
- 68.93% lower than the South Carolina average
- 23.25% lower than the US average
- 255th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 97 since January last year
- 18,989th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 945 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 825 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$30,287.21 per month
- 0.33% lower than last month
- 8.43% higher than January last year
- 61.63% lower than the South Carolina average
- 11.47% lower than the US average
- 256th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 97 since January last year
- 19,343rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 284 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 956 since January last year
Greenwood, SC Electricity Overview
Greenwood's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 11.23 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 20.05% lower than South Carolina's average rate of 14.05 cents and 29.84% less than the US average of 16.01 cents. Greenwood Electric Company sells an estimated 201,008.12 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other electricity provider. There is 8984.14% more electricity used in Greenwood than is produced, meaning the city must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties.
Emissions in Greenwood average 4,073.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 452nd worst polluting city out of 475 cities in South Carolina based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity consumption is 91,090,253.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 27th largest emissions amount in South Carolina. Roughly 100.00% of Greenwood's electricity is generated using Solar. Greenwood is home to one electricity producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Greenwood
Greenwood residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Greenwood, South Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.65 | 131.1 | 6,909,259.57 | 873,886,121 | |
| Greenwood Electric Company | BUNDLED | 11.06 | 91.35 | 114,910 | 12,713,000 |
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Ninety Six, SC Electricity Overview
Ninety Six's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 12.65 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.96% lower than South Carolina's average rate of 14.05 cents and 20.99% less than the US average of 16.01 cents. Selling an estimated 4,669.31 megawatt hours each year, Duke Energy Carolinas is the largest supplier in the city. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.02, while the Ninety Six average is 5.01% less at $131.1 per month.
Emissions in Ninety Six average 4,118.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 50th worst polluting city out of 475 cities in South Carolina based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity consumption is 9,839,324.99 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 173rd largest emissions amount in South Carolina. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ninety Six
Ninety Six residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Ninety Six, South Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.65 | 131.1 | 6,909,259.57 | 873,886,121 |
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Cokesbury CDP, SC Electricity Overview
Cokesbury CDP's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 12.65 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.96% lower than South Carolina's average rate of 14.05 cents and 20.99% less than the US average of 16.01 cents. With an estimated 48 total residential customers, Duke Energy Carolinas is the largest vendor in the city. Cokesbury CDP has 428 citizens, making it the 351st largest city in South Carolina.
Emissions in Cokesbury CDP average 4,118.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 412th worst polluting city out of 475 cities in South Carolina based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity consumption is 1,762,758.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 345th largest emissions amount in South Carolina. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Cokesbury CDP
Cokesbury CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas | BUNDLED | 12.65 | 131.1 | 6,909,259.57 | 873,886,121 |
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Electricity Production in Greenwood County, South Carolina
Power Plants in Greenwood County, South Carolina
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Augusta SolarAugusta Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Greenwood County | SC | Solar | 4,062 | ||||
Woodfields SolarWoodfields Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Greenwood | SC | Solar | 3,858 | ||||
BriarwoodBriarwood Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Greenwood County | SC | Solar | 3,521 | ||||
Gold MineGold Mine Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Greenwood County | SC | Solar | 3,270 |
Greenwood County, South Carolina Details
Emissions in Greenwood County average 4,062.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, making them the 1883rd worst polluting county in the country based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total pollution of the county from electricity consumption is 281,416,642.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 946th highest amount in the nation. Solar is the primary fuel type in Greenwood County, with 100.00% of electricity generation coming from the fuel. Greenwood County has 4 power generation plants within its borders. This is the 679th highest number of power plants in a county.
Providers In Each City in Greenwood County:
- Greenwood, South Carolina:
- Greenwood Electric Company: 89.44%
- Duke Energy Carolinas: 10.56%
- Hodges, South Carolina:
- Duke Energy Carolinas: 100.00%
- Ninety Six, South Carolina:
- Duke Energy Carolinas: 100.00%
- Troy, South Carolina:
- Duke Energy Carolinas: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are in Greenwood County, South Carolina?
There are 4 power plants located in Greenwood County, South Carolina
How many electric companies offer service in Greenwood County, South Carolina?
There are 3 electricity suppliers serving consumers in Greenwood County, South Carolina.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Greenwood County, South Carolina?
By total megawatt hours sold, Duke Energy Carolinas is the largest electricity provider in Greenwood County, South Carolina.
Which electricity companies offer service in Greenwood County, South Carolina?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 37,351 |
| 2 | Greenwood Electric Company | 15,183 |
| 3 | Little River Electric Cooperative | 308 |
