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Electricity prices in South Carolina

What homes in South Carolina pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
15.6¢ a kWh
Up 6.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$165 a month
Up 3.8% on a year ago
Average use
1,057 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
26 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, South Carolina homes paid 15.6¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

South Carolina vs the US

South CarolinaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202615.6¢18.0¢
Price in July 202615.5¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$165$156
Bill in July 2026$232$212
Average monthly use1,057 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+6.0%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+20%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in South Carolina

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 69% of homes in South Carolina; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Dominion Energy South CarolinaInvestor-owned17.1¢+6.8%$175721,619
Duke Energy CarolinasInvestor-owned14.0¢+0.1%$145595,100
South Carolina Public Service AuthorityState14.1¢+19%$134190,865
Duke Energy ProgressInvestor-owned14.9¢+3.7%$178144,569
Berkeley Electric CooperativeCooperative16.7¢+7.4%$192121,645
Palmetto Electric CooperativeCooperative15.2¢+11%$18071,677