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Energy Profile

Kansas

vs

South Carolina

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated
KansasMetricSouth Carolina
14.56¢/kWhResidential14.96¢/kWh
11.35¢/kWhCommercial11.05¢/kWh
8.03¢/kWhIndustrial7.11¢/kWh
#19Price Rank#21
52.0%Renewable %7.1%

Generation Mix

Kansas

Coal
22.7%
Gas
9.2%
Nuclear
16.0%
Wind
51.6%
Solar
0.2%

South Carolina

Coal
16.8%
Gas
22.7%
Nuclear
53.5%
Hydro
2.4%
Solar
2.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

Kansas has cheaper residential electricity at 14.56¢/kWh. The difference is 0.40¢/kWh between the two states. Kansas ranks #19 and South Carolina ranks #21 cheapest among all states.

Kansas gets 52.0% of electricity from renewables, while South Carolina gets 7.1%. Kansas leads in renewable energy adoption.

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

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

The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both Kansas and South Carolina. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Kansas versus South Carolina, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Kansas and South Carolina detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.