Residential Service Energy Star Standard ES

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (South Carolina) · Tiered · filed 2025

$0.1391per kWh, all in
$1,670a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$11.96fixed, before any usage
$0.1395utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$11.96 per month
StructureTiered
Filed2025-10-31

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Energy charge

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 1000.0 kWh 0.12584 0.00135 0.12719
2 no limit 0.13273 0.00135 0.13408

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $906.66 $0.1511
1000 $1,669.81 $0.1391
2000 $3,278.75 $0.1366

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises.

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (South Carolina) offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. RETC (Residential Service All-Electric Time of Use with Critical Peak Pricing)) comes to $1,492.98 a year against this one's $1,669.81 — a difference of $177. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

The utility's own description

Available only to residential customers in residences, condominiums, mobile homes, or individually-metered apartments which provide independent and permanent facilities complete for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation,and which are certified to meet the standards of the Energy Star program of the United States Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency.

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