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Electricity Cost in South Carolina

The residential electricity rate in South Carolina is 14.96¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh), ranking #21 cheapest among all 51 US states. The national average is 17.92¢/kWh, making South Carolina 17% below average.

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14.96¢

Residential

#21

Price Rank

7.1%

Renewable

Residential Rate14.96¢/kWh
Commercial Rate11.05¢/kWh
Industrial Rate7.11¢/kWh
US Average (Residential)17.92¢/kWh
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At 14.96¢/kWh, residential electricity in South Carolina is 17% below the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh — the 21st cheapest residential rate among 51 states and territories tracked.

Across rate classes, commercial customers pay 11.05¢/kWh and industrial customers 7.11¢/kWh — a 3.94¢/kWh gap that reflects the volume discounts large industrial loads receive. Renewables supply 7.1% of generation in South Carolina, where nuclear dominates the mix at 53.5%, followed by natural gas at 22.7%.

In 2024, South Carolina generated about 100,485 GWh of electricity in total.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.