Berkeley Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Berkeley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 119,545 homes in South Carolina. In 2025, its average home used 1,149 kWh a month and paid $187.48 (16.3¢ per kWh), more than the South Carolina average of $161.21.
- Electric cooperative
- 119,545 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Berkeley Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in South Carolina | 119,545 |
| Average home bill | $187.48 a month (South Carolina average $161.21) |
| Average price | 16.3¢ per kWh (South Carolina average 15.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,149 kWh a month (South Carolina average 1,066) |
| Business customers | 8.3¢ per kWh, average bill $1,396.01 a month (18,519 businesses; South Carolina business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.1 outages and 93 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.4 outages and 114 minutes with major storms (about the same as the middle South Carolina utility, 96 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 693 homes enrolled |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester |
Price rank: Berkeley Electric Cooperative has the 18th lowest average price of the 28 South Carolina utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Berkeley Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South CarolinaBill calculator on this site | 712,679 | $169.35 | 16.4¢ |
| South Carolina Public Service Authority | 188,962 | $123.85 | 12.9¢ |
| Edisto Electric Cooperative | 15,540 | $227.93 | 19.0¢ |
Berkeley Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Berkeley Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Berkeley Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Berkeley Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Public Service Commission of South Carolina
- The average electric bill in South Carolina, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Berkeley Electric Cooperative electric bill (SC)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,149 kWh a month and paid $187.48 (16.3¢ per kWh), more than the South Carolina average of $161.21.
How often does the power go out with Berkeley Electric Cooperative (SC)?
In 2025, the average Berkeley Electric Cooperative customer had 1.1 outages and 93 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.4 outages and 114 minutes with them).
Does Berkeley Electric Cooperative (SC) have time-of-use rates?
Berkeley Electric Cooperative reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 693 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Berkeley Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.