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South Carolina

Dominion Energy South Carolina electricity rates

What homes pay Dominion Energy South Carolina for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 721,123 homes in South Carolina. EIA lists it as Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

Headlines

Average price
17.2¢ a kWh
Up 5.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$179 a month
Up 4.8% on a year ago
Average use
1,042 kWh
A month. South Carolina 1,069 kWh
Price rank in South Carolina
1 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Dominion Energy South Carolina homes paid 17.2¢ a kWh, against 15.8¢ across South Carolina.

Dominion Energy South Carolina vs South Carolina

Dominion Energy South CarolinaSouth Carolina
Average price, 12 months to August 202617.2¢15.8¢
Price in August 202617.4¢15.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$179$169
Bill in August 2026$243$226
Average monthly use1,042 kWh1,069 kWh
Price change, past year+5.5%+5.5%
Price change since 2019+20%+21%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.