Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

South Carolina Public Service Authority reported 185.5K residential customers, ranking 3rd of 31 utilities in South Carolina by customers served and covering 7.4% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 11,335 kWh per customer per year - -10.9% against the South Carolina median of 12,722 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,290.

Rate comparison

Public-power price placement

Ranked by price against the 31 utilities reporting residential rates in South Carolina, South Carolina Public Service Authority comes 3rd of 31. The state's range runs from Greenwood CPW at 9.04¢ to Sunnova at 23.13¢, so where a household sits inside South Carolina depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Price distribution in the state

State peers

Every utility reporting in South Carolina

All 31 utilities reporting bundled residential service in South Carolina, largest first, with South Carolina Public Service Authority marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in South Carolina.

Ownership class peers

State utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond South Carolina, these indexable state utilities report the closest residential averages to South Carolina Public Service Authority in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about South Carolina Public Service Authority rates

How much does South Carolina Public Service Authority charge per kWh?

South Carolina Public Service Authority reported an average residential price of 11.38¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is South Carolina Public Service Authority expensive compared with the rest of South Carolina?

Its average residential price is below the South Carolina customer-weighted average of 14.17¢ per kWh, a difference of -19.7%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 31 utilities reporting residential service in South Carolina.

What is the average electricity bill for South Carolina Public Service Authority customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 11,335 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,290 a year, or about $108 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns South Carolina Public Service Authority?

EIA classifies South Carolina Public Service Authority as State, a utility owned by the state government. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across State utilities was 22.29¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and why energy prices vary .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.