City of Orangeburg: electric rates and average bill
City of Orangeburg is a city utility that serves 20,682 homes in South Carolina. In 2025, its average home used 1,079 kWh a month and paid $163.78 (15.2¢ per kWh), more than the South Carolina average of $161.21.
- City utility
- 20,682 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Orangeburg at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in South Carolina | 20,682 |
| Average home bill | $163.78 a month (South Carolina average $161.21) |
| Average price | 15.2¢ per kWh (South Carolina average 15.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,079 kWh a month (South Carolina average 1,066) |
| Business customers | 13.5¢ per kWh, average bill $444.51 a month (3,756 businesses; South Carolina business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.6 outages and 183 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.8 outages and 224 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle South Carolina utility, 96 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing and real-time pricing |
| Grid | SERC region; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Orangeburg |
Price rank: City of Orangeburg has the 15th 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 City of Orangeburg. 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¢ |
| Aiken Electric Cooperative | 50,850 | $192.47 | 17.5¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Cooperative | 17,670 | $225.50 | 19.9¢ |
| Edisto Electric Cooperative | 15,540 | $227.93 | 19.0¢ |
City of Orangeburg rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Orangeburg yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. 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.
- State regulator: Public Service Commission of South Carolina
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What is the average City of Orangeburg electric bill (SC)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,079 kWh a month and paid $163.78 (15.2¢ per kWh), more than the South Carolina average of $161.21.
How often does the power go out with City of Orangeburg (SC)?
In 2025, the average City of Orangeburg customer had 1.6 outages and 183 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.8 outages and 224 minutes with them).
Does City of Orangeburg (SC) have time-of-use rates?
City of Orangeburg reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing and real-time pricing. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Orangeburg. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.