Electricity in North Charleston, South Carolina
3 electric utilities serve homes in Charleston County and Dorchester County, where North Charleston is: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Berkeley Electric Cooperative and Edisto Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $169.35 (Dominion Energy South Carolina) to $227.93 (Edisto Electric Cooperative) a month. The South Carolina average was $161.21.
- 129,245 people (2025 estimate)
- Charleston County and Dorchester County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in North Charleston
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Charleston County and Dorchester County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in South Carolina | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South CarolinaInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 712,679 | $169.351,032 kWh, 16.4¢ | $169.38 |
| Berkeley Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 119,545 | $187.481,149 kWh, 16.3¢ | — |
| Edisto Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 15,540 | $227.931,200 kWh, 19.0¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The South Carolina average was $161.21 a month for 1,066 kWh (15.1¢ per kWh).
Solar power in North Charleston
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in North Charleston makes about 1,437 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,621 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in North Charleston
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your Dominion Energy South Carolina bill: 7 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in South Carolina: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about South Carolina: South Carolina electric rates and all South Carolina utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Anderson, Columbia, Easley, Florence, Goose Creek, Greenville, Greer, Lexington, Rock Hill.
Who provides electricity in North Charleston, SC?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Charleston County and Dorchester County, where North Charleston is: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Berkeley Electric Cooperative and Edisto Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in North Charleston, SC?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $169.35 (Dominion Energy South Carolina) to $227.93 (Edisto Electric Cooperative) a month. The South Carolina average was $161.21 a month for 1,066 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills). A small part of North Charleston is in 1 other county, not shown here.