South Carolina · Affordability
Residential Electricity Price in South Carolina
Average retail electricity price paid by residential customers, in cents per kilowatt-hour.
15.0¢/kWh in 2025
#21 of 50 · Middle tier (lower is better)
South Carolina is better than the 50-state median (15.3¢/kWh). That's a gap of 0.4¢/kWh.
View interactive chart & trend → See full 50-state ranking →
1970 – 2025 · South Carolina only · interactive chart with US median overlay →
About residential electricity price
What this measures: Average retail electricity price paid by residential customers, in cents per kilowatt-hour.
Why it matters: Electricity is a fixed monthly cost most households cannot easily reduce, so price differences directly affect what families have left for other spending.
Watch out: Series methodology changed before 1990. Within-state changes after 2000 are clean; older comparisons should be read carefully.
Recent trend
| Year | South Carolina | US median |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.7¢/kWh | 12.0¢/kWh |
| 2017 | 13.0¢/kWh | 12.3¢/kWh |
| 2018 | 12.4¢/kWh | 12.2¢/kWh |
| 2019 | 13.0¢/kWh | 12.4¢/kWh |
| 2020 | 12.8¢/kWh | 12.3¢/kWh |
| 2021 | 12.9¢/kWh | 12.6¢/kWh |
| 2022 | 13.6¢/kWh | 13.8¢/kWh |
| 2023 | 13.7¢/kWh | 14.3¢/kWh |
| 2024 | 14.2¢/kWh | 14.8¢/kWh |
| 2025 | 15.0¢/kWh | 15.3¢/kWh |
South Carolina vs. neighboring states
Same metric (residential electricity price), latest year with full state coverage. Click any name for that state's full report.
| State | Residential Electricity Price | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 14.0¢/kWh | #17 of 50 |
| Georgia | 14.7¢/kWh | #20 of 50 |
How South Carolina compares (2025)
Top 5 best
| #1 | North Dakota | 11.8¢/kWh |
| #2 | Idaho | 11.8¢/kWh |
| #3 | Nebraska | 12.3¢/kWh |
| #4 | Louisiana | 12.6¢/kWh |
| #5 | Arkansas | 12.8¢/kWh |
Bottom 5
| #46 | Connecticut | 29.4¢/kWh |
| #47 | Rhode Island | 29.5¢/kWh |
| #48 | Massachusetts | 30.5¢/kWh |
| #49 | California | 32.5¢/kWh |
| #50 | Hawaiʻi | 40.6¢/kWh |
Source and methodology
Source: EIA · Direction: lower is better · Unit: ¢/kWh
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