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Residential customers
37 thousand
36,786 homes
Average price
12.34 cents
South Carolina average 15.12
Average bill
$102.79
Per month at 833 kWh
Price rank
2 of 27
Lowest to highest in South Carolina
City of Rock Hill rates and average bill
City of Rock Hill reported 36,786 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 833 kWh a month on average at 12.34 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 27 South Carolina utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, City of Rock Hill ranks 2 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rock Hill | 12.34 | 833 | $102.79 |
| South Carolina (all utilities) | 15.12 | 1,067 | $161.21 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where City of Rock Hill has distribution equipment. That covers 1 county in South Carolina. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
South Carolina (1 county)
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Reliability
For 2025, City of Rock Hill reported an average of 69 minutes without power per customer and 0.76 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 91 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
City of Rock Hill had about 58 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The South Carolina figure across its utilities was 103 minutes. One interruption lasting 91 minutes and 0.76 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 69 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. City of Rock Hill does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 229 residential net-metered systems on the City of Rock Hill grid in 2025, with 1.6 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Public Service Commission of South Carolina.
City of Rock Hill is a municipal utility based in South Carolina.
City of Rock Hill compared with South Carolina
South Carolina has 26 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. City of Rock Hill is 11th by size and serves about 1.4% of the state's homes. Among 5 other municipal utilities in South Carolina, the median price is 12.81 cents per kWh, so City of Rock Hill at 12.34 cents is 0.47 cents below its peers. Over a year, the typical City of Rock Hill bill runs about $701 below the state average, with monthly use 233 kWh lower. City of Rock Hill lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address. 229 of its residential customers use net metering, or 6.2 per 1,000 homes, against 16.1 for South Carolina as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in South Carolina with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other South Carolina utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rock Hill | Municipal | 36,786 | 12.34 |
| Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 57,067 | 16.83 |
| Aiken Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 50,850 | 17.51 |
| Santee Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 35,356 | 16.39 |
| Fairfield Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 33,071 | 15.60 |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 32,130 | 13.73 |
See every one on the electric companies in South Carolina page.
Official site and where to get help
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City of Rock Hill questions
What is the average residential electric rate for City of Rock Hill?
City of Rock Hill residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.34 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 833 kWh a month and an average bill of $102.79 (EIA Form EIA-861). The South Carolina average was 15.12 cents.
How many customers does City of Rock Hill have?
EIA reports about 36,786 residential customers for City of Rock Hill in 2025.
Who regulates City of Rock Hill?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for South Carolina on the South Carolina state page.
How reliable is City of Rock Hill?
For 2025, City of Rock Hill reported an average of 69 minutes of outage per customer and 0.76 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.