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Roughly 99,014 South Carolina accounts belong to Horry Electric Coop Inc, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 86,726. Businesses and industry take 20% of the 1,379,582 MWh it sells; homes take 80%.
At 1,060 kWh a month a Horry Electric Coop Inc home pays about $140 in energy: 13.23 ¢/kWh, 7.0% below the South Carolina average of 14.23 ¢.
Businesses and industry take 20% of the 1,379,582 MWh it sells; homes take 80%.
The customer mix of Horry Electric Coop Inc is its own: 86,726 home accounts buy 80.0% of 1,379,582 MWh, 12,280 commercial accounts buy 18.9%, and the remaining 1.1% goes to 8 industrial and other accounts. A typical Horry Electric Coop Inc home uses 12,722 kWh a year, a typical business account 21,225.
| Horry Electric Coop Inc, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horry Electric Coop IncLowest in this table | 13.23 ¢/kWh | 13.56 ¢/kWh | $140at 1,060 kWh | 108 minSAIDI |
| South Carolina average against this company, which is 7 of 19 on price | +1.00 ¢/kWhcompany 7.0% below | -2.92 ¢/kWhcompany 27.5% above | +$11a month at 1,060 kWh | -12 mincompany 12 above |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc | 13.47 ¢/kWhcompany 1.7% below | 13.11 ¢/kWhcompany 3.5% above | $1432 more than company | 99 mincompany 9 above |
Compare 26 South Carolina companies
Horry Electric Coop Inc: +4.5% on 2024 for homes, South Carolina +5.1%.
Horry Electric Coop Inc reported 13.83 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +4.5% on its 2024 figure of 13.23, while the South Carolina average moved +5.1%. Its SAIDI is 101 minutes against 108 in 2024.
Horry Electric Coop Inc serves 86,726 homes in South Carolina. At 1,060 kWh a month that is about 268 kg of CO₂, or 3,215 kg a year, at the South Carolina plant rate, state generation and not this utility: South Carolina generation mix.
13.44 ¢ in 2015, 13.23 ¢ in 2024 (-1.5%); South Carolina 12.57 to 14.23 ¢.
| Year | Horry Electric Coop Inc | Gap to South Carolina residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.44 | +0.87 | +0.79 |
| 2016 | 13.26 | +0.61 | +0.71 |
| 2017 | 14.21 | +1.19 | +1.32 |
| 2018 | 12.79 | +0.35 | -0.08 |
| 2019 | 13.84 | +0.85 | +0.83 |
| 2020 | 13.78 | +1.00 | +0.63 |
| 2021 | 12.04 | -0.82 | -1.62 |
| 2022 | 12.97 | -0.62 | -2.07 |
| 2023 | 12.91 | -0.77 | -3.09 |
| 2024 | 13.23 | -1.00 | -3.25 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV73 min in 2015, 108 in 2024.
| Year | Horry Electric Coop In, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 73 |
| 2016 | 86 |
| 2017 | 72 |
| 2018 | 169 |
| 2019 | 68 |
| 2020 | 104 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2022 | 85 |
| 2023 | 99 |
| 2024 | 108 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV107.6 min, 1.08x the median reporter, rank 355 of 673.
Horry Electric Coop Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 13.44 ¢ in 2015 to 13.23 ¢ in 2024, a move of -1.5%: Horry Electric Coop Inc lagged its state (+13.2%) by 14.7 points, and -31.8 points against the U.S. Horry Electric Coop Inc's sharpest move came in 2021, -12.6%. The high is 14.21 ¢ (2017) and the low 12.04 ¢ (2021). 2024: +2.5% here, +4.0% for the South Carolina average. SAIDI at Horry Electric Coop Inc (major events excluded) rose from 73 minutes in 2015 to 108 in 2024, +47%; worst year 2018 at 169. At 108 minutes in 2024, Horry Electric Coop Inc sat +8 from the national SAIDI median, with 6 of 10 years below it. 2016: 3231 minutes with major events, 86 without, the widest gap of any year. Horry Electric Coop Inc has 6 cheaper and 12 higher-priced South Carolina peers among 19 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Palmetto Electric Coop Inc, bills 12.79 ¢ (-0.45). Next higher-priced, Black River Electric Coop, Inc, bills 13.47 ¢ (+0.23).
A 7.0% discount to South Carolina comes with ordinary reliability, 108 minutes or 1.08x the national median.
Home accounts at Horry Electric Coop Inc went from 64,152 in 2015 to 86,726 in 2024, +35.2%. Business customers paid 1.02 times the home price in 2024 (13.56 against 13.23 ¢); the ratio was 0.98 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.17 in 2015 to 1.56 in 2024, between 0.85 and 1.56.
By 2024 the average Horry Electric Coop Inc customer sat through 108 minutes of outage, against 61 in 2013 (+77%). Its best year was 2013 (61 min), its worst 2018 (169 min), across 12 filed years. Against a South Carolina median of 95 minutes in 2024, Horry Electric Coop Inc was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Horry Electric Coop Inc home paid 13.58 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 17.57 ¢ in 2013, −22.7%; the bill itself went 12.72 ¢ to 13.23 ¢ (+4.1%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,109 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,630 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 26th cheapest of 40 in 2013, 10th of 30 in 2024 among South Carolina utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Horry Electric Coop Inc at 108 min in 2024 and the South Carolina median at 95.
Horry Electric Coop Inc: 13.58 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.23 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Horry Electric Coo | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Horry Electric | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Horry Electric | South Carolina median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.72 | 17.57 | 26 of 40 | 61 | 0.87 | 5 of 11 | 92 |
| 2014 | 13.44 | 18.27 | 30 of 40 | 65 | 0.82 | 4 of 13 | 95 |
| 2015 | 13.44 | 18.25 | 27 of 40 | 73 | 1.17 | 5 of 15 | 97 |
| 2016 | 13.26 | 17.79 | 25 of 41 | 86 | 1.23 | 4 of 15 | 134 |
| 2017 | 14.21 | 18.66 | 30 of 41 | 72 | 1.04 | 5 of 16 | 100 |
| 2018 | 12.79 | 16.40 | 15 of 41 | 169 | 1.02 | 13 of 16 | 118 |
| 2019 | 13.84 | 17.43 | 30 of 44 | 68 | 0.86 | 5 of 17 | 93 |
| 2020 | 13.78 | 17.14 | 22 of 32 | 104 | 1.03 | 6 of 15 | 114 |
| 2021 | 12.04 | 14.30 | 10 of 32 | 62 | 0.85 | 4 of 16 | 82 |
| 2022 | 12.97 | 14.27 | 15 of 32 | 85 | 1.07 | 7 of 18 | 99 |
| 2023 | 12.91 | 13.64 | 11 of 31 | 99 | 1.23 | 7 of 17 | 115 |
| 2024 | 13.23 | 13.58 | 10 of 30 | 108 | 1.56 | 12 of 18 | 95 |
Horry Electric Coop Inc, EIA utility 8786: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Horry Electric Coop Inc sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to South Carolina ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 86,726 | 13.23 | -1.00 |
| Commercial | 12,280 | 13.56 | +2.92 |
| Year | Home accounts, Horry Electric Coop In | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64,152 | 13.44 | 13.23 | 0.98 | 73 | 1.17 |
| 2016 | 66,182 | 13.26 | 13.27 | 1.00 | 86 | 1.23 |
| 2017 | 68,177 | 14.21 | 13.41 | 0.94 | 72 | 1.04 |
| 2018 | 68,961 | 12.79 | 13.43 | 1.05 | 169 | 1.02 |
| 2019 | 70,931 | 13.84 | 13.37 | 0.97 | 68 | 0.86 |
| 2020 | 73,288 | 13.78 | 13.33 | 0.97 | 104 | 1.03 |
| 2021 | 75,794 | 12.04 | 12.97 | 1.08 | 62 | 0.85 |
| 2022 | 78,610 | 12.97 | 13.38 | 1.03 | 85 | 1.07 |
| 2023 | 81,842 | 12.91 | 13.94 | 1.08 | 99 | 1.23 |
| 2024 | 86,726 | 13.23 | 13.56 | 1.02 | 108 | 1.56 |
| Utility near Horry Electric Coop Inc on price | SAIDI min, gap to Horry Electric Coop Inc | Home ¢, gap to Horry Electric Coop Inc | Gap % to Horry Electric Coop Inc | Accounts, Horry Electric Coop Inc = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. City of Rock Hill | -18 | -0.69 | -5.2% | 0.41 |
| 5. York Electric Coop Inc | -18 | -0.58 | -4.4% | 0.71 |
| 6. Palmetto Electric Coop Inc | -76 | -0.45 | -3.4% | 0.81 |
| 7. Horry Electric Coop Inc (this utility) | 108 | 13.23 | - | 1.00 |
| 8. Black River Electric Coop, Inc | -9 | +0.23 | +1.8% | 0.35 |
| 9. Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | No data | +1.11 | +8.4% | 0.35 |
| 10. Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | -27 | +1.35 | +10.2% | 8.14 |
| Class at Horry Electric Coop Inc | Accounts | Of Horry Electric Coop Inc accounts | Of Horry Electric Coop Inc MWh sold | kWh a year per Horry Electric Coop Inc account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 86,726 | 87.6% | 80.0% | 12,722 |
| Commercial | 12,280 | 12.4% | 18.9% | 21,225 |
| Industrial and other | 8 | 0.01% | 1.1% | 1,948,500 |
| Horry Electric Coop Inc and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Horry Electric Coop Inc | Home ¢, gap to Horry Electric Coop Inc | Accounts, Horry Electric Coop Inc = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. York Electric Coop Inc (SC) | -18 | -0.58 | 0.71 |
| 2. Palmetto Electric Coop Inc (SC) | -76 | -0.45 | 0.81 |
| 3. Horry Electric Coop Inc (SC, this utility) | 108 | 13.23 | 1.00 |
| 4. Black River Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | -9 | +0.23 | 0.35 |
| 5. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | -10 | +1.42 | 0.65 |
| 6. Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc (SC) | +10 | +1.64 | 0.61 |
| 7. Berkeley Electric Coop Inc (SC) | -19 | +1.70 | 1.35 |
| Measure | Horry Electric Coop Inc | South Carolina context | Horry Electric Coop Inc detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time-of-use rate for Horry Electric Coop Inc homes | Not on file | 9 of 13 South Carolina utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by Horry Electric Coop Inc |
| Net-metered installations | 301 | 99% residential | 3.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.4 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 1,060 kWh month | Cost a month at 13.23 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 24% | $33.09 | -$8.11 | $397 |
| 500 | 47% | $66.17 | -$16.23 | $794 |
| 750 | 71% | $99.26 | -$24.34 | $1,191 |
| 1,000 | 94% | $132.35 | -$32.45 | $1,588 |
| 1,500 | 141% | $198.52 | -$48.68 | $2,382 |
| 2,000 | 189% | $264.70 | -$64.90 | $3,176 |
| Measure, Horry Electric Coop | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 107.6 | 133.4 | 1.79 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 1.557 | 1.851 | 0.64 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 69.1 | 72.1 | 1.15 h |
1 South Carolina counties, region SERC:
South Carolina other states: 1 of 1 county of Horry Electric Coop Inc drawn
Horry Electric Coop Inc: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV99,014 accounts in 2024: residential 86,726, commercial 12,280, industrial 8.
In 2024 homes paid 13.23 cents; against the South Carolina average that is -7.0%.
SAIDI 107.6 min and SAIFI 1.56 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.08, CAIDI 69 min.
301 installations with 2.8 MW, of which residential installations number 298.
1,060 kWh at 13.23 cents comes to about $140, energy only.
Rank 7 of 19 in South Carolina on price, -7.0% against the state average; 6 charge less than 13.23 ¢.
Homes take 80.0% of 1,379,582 MWh, commercial accounts 18.9%, industrial and other 1.1%; the 12,280 commercial accounts use 21,225 kWh each, 1.7 times a home.
13th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 7th of 19 in 2024; its price rose -1.5% while South Carolina rose 13.2%.
Place 3 of 7 on home price at 13.23 ¢ (South Carolina cooperatives); median 13.47 ¢, cheapest member 12.65 ¢.
13.83 cents per kWh, +4.5% on the 13.23 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Horry Electric Coop Inc at 13.23 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
6 home plan records, energy charges: 4.6 to 12.5 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).