Sumter County, South Carolina Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Sumter County, South Carolina Electricity Overview
The largest electricity supplier in Sumter County by megawatt hours sold is Duke Energy Progress.
Sumter County is the 608th largest county by population in the US, with 104,012 citizens calling the county home.
Residents in Sumter County face an average of 1.12 outages lasting 125.36 minutes each year, compared to the nationwide averages of 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.
With a nationwide average residential electricity bill of $138.02, Sumter County residents, on average, pay about 18.28% more than the rest of the country per month for electricity.
Sumter County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 14.74% lower than the US average, at 13.65 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.01 cents.
Releasing 428,383,369.84 kilograms of CO2 gases, Sumter County has the 16th highest pollution level from electricity consumption of any county in South Carolina.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,630,044 MWh
Consumption per Capita
15.67 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
428,383,370 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,118.6 kg
Recent Energy News in Sumter
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 4,381 positions to 24,616th, from last year's value of 20,235th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,039 positions to 24,616th, from last month's value of 23,577th
- In Sumter, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 968 positions to 25,029th, from last year's value of 24,061st
- In Sumter, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 1,048 positions to 25,029th, from last month's value of 26,077th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 174 positions to 460th, from last year's value of 286th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 9.5% to $168.38, from last year's value of $153.78
- In Sumter, the residential electricity bill increased by 20% to $226.81, from last year's value of $189.01
- In Sumter, the residential electricity bill increased by 11.93% to $226.81, from last month's value of $202.64
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 2 positions to 460th, from last month's value of 458th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 1.91% to $168.38, from last month's value of $165.23
- In Sumter, the residential electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 459th, from last month's value of 460th
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Sumter, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,842 positions to 11,555th, from last year's value of 8,713th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,193 positions to 10,645th, from last year's value of 9,452nd
- In Sumter, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 219 positions to 11,555th, from last month's value of 11,336th
- In Sumter, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 162 positions to 94th, from last year's value of 256th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 40 positions to 10,645th, from last month's value of 10,605th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 16 positions to 279th, from last year's value of 263rd
- In Sumter, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 23 positions to 94th, from last month's value of 117th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 7.68% to $497.44, from last year's value of $461.98
- In Sumter, the commercial electricity bill increased by 13.32% to $517.3, from last year's value of $456.49
- In Sumter, the commercial electricity bill increased by 7.23% to $517.3, from last month's value of $482.44
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 1.03% to $497.44, from last month's value of $492.37
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Sumter, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 761 positions to 18,813th, from last year's value of 19,574th
- In Sumter, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 815 positions to 18,813th, from last month's value of 19,628th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 163 positions to 93rd, from last year's value of 256th
- In Sumter, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 167 positions to 92nd, from last year's value of 259th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 26 positions to 18,646th, from last month's value of 18,620th
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 15 positions to 18,646th, from last year's value of 18,631st
- In Sumter, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 22.56% to $25,650.6, from last year's value of $33,121.89
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 7.18% to $27,931.37, from last year's value of $30,091.19
- In Sumter, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 8.68% to $25,650.6, from last month's value of $28,090.16
- In Sumter, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 2.18% to $27,931.37, from last month's value of $28,553.98
- In Sumter, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 92nd, from last month's value of 95th
Sumter Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
14.15¢ per kWh
- 5.63% higher than last month
- 1.09% higher than January last year
- 5.43% higher than the South Carolina average
- 9.37% lower than the US average
- 292nd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since January last year
- 13,158th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,007 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,190 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.84¢ per kWh
- 0.09% higher than last month
- 16.47% higher than January last year
- 8.12% higher than the South Carolina average
- 12.56% lower than the US average
- 460th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 179 since January last year
- 12,251st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 25 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,042 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$226.81 per month
- 11.93% higher than last month
- 20% higher than January last year
- 23.07% higher than the South Carolina average
- 50.24% higher than the US average
- 459th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 25,029th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,048 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 968 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$168.38 per month
- 1.91% higher than last month
- 9.5% higher than January last year
- 17.85% higher than the South Carolina average
- 26.92% higher than the US average
- 460th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 174 since January last year
- 24,616th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,039 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,381 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
11.62¢ per kWh
- 8.93% lower than last month
- 0.47% lower than January last year
- 3.39% higher than the South Carolina average
- 12.86% lower than the US average
- 296th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 164 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 5 since January last year
- 11,613th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 3,693 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 38 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.94¢ per kWh
- 0.04% lower than last month
- 8.48% higher than January last year
- 9.32% higher than the South Carolina average
- 15.65% lower than the US average
- 460th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 179 since January last year
- 12,140th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 134 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,726 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$517.3 per month
- 7.23% higher than last month
- 13.32% higher than January last year
- 13.41% lower than the South Carolina average
- 68.26% lower than the US average
- 94th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 23 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 162 since January last year
- 11,555th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 219 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,842 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$497.44 per month
- 1.03% higher than last month
- 7.68% higher than January last year
- 12.31% lower than the South Carolina average
- 69.61% lower than the US average
- 279th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 16 since January last year
- 10,645th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 40 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,193 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
6.75¢ per kWh
- 18.67% lower than last month
- 2.53% higher than January last year
- 8.57% lower than the South Carolina average
- 31.26% lower than the US average
- 279th in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 173 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 163 since January last year
- 6,571st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 6,551 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 952 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
7.25¢ per kWh
- 0.19% higher than last month
- 1.18% higher than January last year
- 4.82% higher than the South Carolina average
- 29.06% lower than the US average
- 443rd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 155 since January last year
- 7,466th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 248 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,974 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$25,650.6 per month
- 8.68% lower than last month
- 22.56% lower than January last year
- 69.2% lower than the South Carolina average
- 23.91% lower than the US average
- 92nd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 167 since January last year
- 18,813th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 815 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 761 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$27,931.37 per month
- 2.18% lower than last month
- 7.18% lower than January last year
- 64.61% lower than the South Carolina average
- 18.36% lower than the US average
- 93rd in the state out of 460 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 163 since January last year
- 18,646th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 26 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 15 since January last year
Sumter, SC Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Sumter is around 14.09 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is higher than the state average price of 14.05 cents per kilowatt hour, it is less than the national average of 16.01 cents. Citizens in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $166.08. This is 20.33% above the nationwide average of $138.02. Duke Energy Progress has an estimated 682 residential customers, which is more than all other vendors who operate in the city.
Sumter is the 9th highest ranked city in the state out of 475 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 176,770,124.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 4,118.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Sumter as the 50th highest polluting city in the state. Within Sumter, there are no electricity plants. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sumter
Sumter residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Sumter, South Carolina
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black River Electric Cooperative SC | BUNDLED | 12.00 | 157.68 | 469,454 | 56,343,600 | |
Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.67 | 168.42 | 1,971,259.89 | 289,275,431 |
Zips with electric coverage in Sumter, South Carolina include: 29150, 29154, 29153, 29040, 29152
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Dalzell CDP, SC Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Dalzell CDP is around 13.34 cents per kilowatt hour , which is lower than both the South Carolina and the national average rates of 14.05 and 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Citizens in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $163.05. This is 18.14% above the nationwide average of $138.02. Black River Electric Cooperative SC has an estimated 195 residential customers, which is more than all other vendors who operate in the city.
Dalzell CDP is the 133rd highest ranked city in the state out of 475 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 13,669,618.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 4,118.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Dalzell CDP as the 50th highest polluting city in the state. Within Dalzell CDP, there are no electricity plants. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dalzell CDP
Dalzell CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dalzell CDP, South Carolina
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black River Electric Cooperative SC | BUNDLED | 12.00 | 157.68 | 469,454 | 56,343,600 | |
Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.67 | 168.42 | 1,971,259.89 | 289,275,431 |
Zips with electric coverage in Dalzell CDP, South Carolina include: 29153, 29040, 29128
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Cherryvale CDP, SC Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Cherryvale CDP is around 14.52 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is higher than the state average price of 14.05 cents per kilowatt hour, it is less than the national average of 16.01 cents. Citizens in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $167.8. This is 21.58% above the nationwide average of $138.02. Duke Energy Progress has an estimated 38 residential customers, which is more than all other vendors who operate in the city.
Cherryvale CDP is the 151st highest ranked city in the state out of 475 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 11,993,350.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 4,118.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Cherryvale CDP as the 50th highest polluting city in the state. Within Cherryvale CDP, there are no electricity plants. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Cherryvale CDP
Cherryvale CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Cherryvale CDP, South Carolina
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black River Electric Cooperative SC | BUNDLED | 12.00 | 157.68 | 469,454 | 56,343,600 | |
Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.67 | 168.42 | 1,971,259.89 | 289,275,431 |
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Sumter County, South Carolina Details
Providers In Each City in Sumter County:
- Mayesville, South Carolina:
- Black River Electric Cooperative SC: 19.62%
- Duke Energy Progress: 80.38%
- Pinewood, South Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 100.00%
- Sumter, South Carolina:
- Black River Electric Cooperative SC: 21.74%
- Duke Energy Progress: 78.26%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Sumter County, South Carolina?
By total customer count, Black River Electric Cooperative SC is the largest electricity company in Sumter County, South Carolina.
How many electric companies offer service in Sumter County, South Carolina?
There are 3 electricity providers offering service in Sumter County, South Carolina.
What electricity companies offer service in Sumter County, South Carolina?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Black River Electric Cooperative SC | 13,668 |
2 | Duke Energy Progress | 13,040 |
3 | Dominion Energy | 3,313 |