Santee Cooper
- Last verified (benchmark)
- Jun 3, 2026
- Page updated
- Jun 3, 2026
Santee Cooper is an investor-owned electric utility serving customers in South Carolina. South Carolina state-owned electric utility; largest provider in Horry County. RG-25 residential schedule effective April 2025.
This page brings together tariff-based rate information from our research, federal EIA statistics on sales and generation when available, and the cities and states this provider serves.
Residential rates
Typical bill benchmark (regulator / utility)
Typical residential bill at 1,000 kWh (example): $126.29/mo (12.63¢/kWh)
santeecooper.com· verified 2026-06-03Typical 1,000 kWh bill includes $20 customer charge, $0.0792/kWh energy, and demand charge at median 5.1 kW peak ($8/kW).
Our estimates use tariff and official rate data from utility and regulatory sources. See our methodology for how we calculate bill estimates.
Federal EIA data (sales, generation mix) for this utility is not yet available in our dataset. Our tariff-based rate information above is from independent research.
States & cities served
Cities in our dataset where this provider offers electric service. Click through to see utility cost estimates for each city.
Data sources
- Our research: Tariff documents, PSC/regulatory filings, and official utility rate schedules. Each city page cites sources and last-verified dates.
- EIA (2024): Form 861 (sales, revenue, customers) and Form 860 (generation capacity by fuel). Supplementary context; our tariff-based rates remain primary for bill estimates.
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