Residential Electric Water Heating and Space Conditioning - RE

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

$0.1361per kWh, all in
$1,633a 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 0.12278 0.00135 0.12413
2 no limit 0.12951 0.00135 0.13087

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $888.30 $0.1480
1000 $1,633.08 $0.1361
2000 $3,203.46 $0.1335

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 $1,633.08 — a difference of $140. 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. In addition, all energy required for all water heating, cooking, clothes drying, and environmental space conditioning must be supplied electrically, and all electric energy used in such dwelling must be recorded through a single meter.

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