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Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: rates, outages and net metering

In South Carolina, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc bills 64,665 accounts, 90.4% residential, as a cooperative utility. It connects 4.2 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.5 times the national median.

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: 1,065 kWh a month costs roughly $156 in energy at 14.66 ¢/kWh, +3.0% on the South Carolina average of 14.23 ¢.

It connects 4.2 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.5 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the Laurens Electric Coop, Inc grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000
4.20.5x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: 248 residential installations on 58,438 home accounts, 4.2 per 1,000. That is 16th place of 18 South Carolina utilities and 0.5 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 1.7 MW, an average of 6.8 kW each, and 34 MWh went back to the utility.

How it compares

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc
Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Laurens Electric Coop, Inc14.66 ¢/kWh13.88 ¢/kWh$156at 1,065 kWh97 minSAIDI
South Carolina average against this company, which is 11 of 19 on priceLowest in this table-0.43 ¢/kWhcompany 3.0% above-3.24 ¢/kWhcompany 30.4% above-$5a month at 1,065 kWh-2 mincompany 2 above
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc14.59 ¢/kWhcompany 0.5% above11.72 ¢/kWhcompany 18.4% above$155$1 less than company81 mincompany 16 above

Compare 26 South Carolina companies

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: 2025

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: +6.6% on 2024 for homes, South Carolina +6.3%.

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc home price, 2025
15.62 ¢/kWh+6.6% on 2024, early release
Laurens Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI, 2025
154 min+59% on 2024, early release
Laurens Electric Coop, Inc against South Carolina, 2025
+0.3 pointsLaurens Electric Coop, Inc +6.6%, South Carolina +6.3%, price in South Carolina 15.12 ¢

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc reported 15.62 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +6.6% on its 2024 figure of 14.66, while the South Carolina average moved +6.3%. Its SAIDI is 154 minutes against 97 in 2024.

Carbon context

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc serves 58,438 homes in South Carolina. At 1,065 kWh a month that is about 269 kg of CO₂, or 3,230 kg a year, at the South Carolina plant rate, state generation and not this utility: South Carolina generation mix.

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.66 ¢ in 2024

12.73 ¢ in 2015, 14.66 ¢ in 2024 (+15.1%); South Carolina 12.57 to 14.23 ¢.

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearLaurens Electric Coop, IncGap to South Carolina residentialGap to U.S. residential
201512.73+0.16+0.08
201612.77+0.12+0.22
201713.00-0.02+0.11
201813.25+0.81+0.38
201913.32+0.33+0.31
202013.70+0.92+0.55
202113.31+0.45-0.35
202213.85+0.26-1.19
202314.26+0.58-1.74
202414.66+0.43-1.82

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Laurens Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

86 min in 2015, 97 in 2024.

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearLaurens Electric Coop, Inc, no major events
201586
201689
201791
201887
2019114
2020114
202184
202296
2023116
202497

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 97.1 min

97.1 min, 0.98x the median reporter, rank 326 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events97.1
  • Company, with major events8,310.0

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 12.73 ¢ in 2015 to 14.66 ¢ in 2024, a move of +15.1%: Laurens Electric Coop, Inc tracked its state (+13.2%) within 1.9 points, and -15.1 points against the U.S. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc's sharpest move came in 2022, +4.1%. The latest year is the high at 14.66 ¢; the low was 12.73 ¢ (2015). 2024: +2.8% here, +4.0% for the South Carolina average. SAIDI at Laurens Electric Coop, Inc (major events excluded) went from 86 minutes in 2015 to 97 in 2024, +13%, between 84 (2021) and 116 (2023). Laurens Electric Coop, Inc filed SAIDI under the national median in 7 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 97 minutes, -2 from that year's median. 2024: 8310 minutes with major events, 97 without, the widest gap of any year. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc has 10 cheaper and 8 higher-priced South Carolina peers among 19 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, bills 14.59 ¢ (-0.07). Next higher-priced, Santee Electric Coop, Inc, bills 14.74 ¢ (+0.08).

A 3.0% premium over South Carolina, with outage minutes at 0.98x the national median.

Home accounts at Laurens Electric Coop, Inc went from 50,115 in 2015 to 58,438 in 2024, +16.6%. Business customers paid 0.95 times the home price in 2024 (13.88 against 14.66 ¢); the ratio was 0.95 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.88 in 2015 to 1.14 in 2024, between 0.88 and 1.37.

What kind of utility is Laurens Electric Coop, Inc?

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In South Carolina, cooperatives serve 31% of residential customers at an average 14.6 cents per kWh, 1% above investor-owned utilities in South Carolina. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc itself averaged 14.7 cents, 0.1 cents above its type in South Carolina.

South Carolina utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 3,405 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 5.9 per 100 accounts (South Carolina: 9.9; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Laurens Electric Coop, Inc customer was without power 97 minutes without major events and 8310 with them. That is 10th fewest of 18 South Carolina utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median South Carolina utility reported 95 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 57,609 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. South Carolina reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
64,6652.2% of South Carolina total
Residential accounts
58,4382.3% of South Carolina homes
Commercial accounts
6,1699.5% of the base
Residential rate
14.66 ¢/kWh11th place of 19, +3.0% against the state
Commercial rate
13.88 ¢/kWh18th place of 23, +30.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
97.1 minbetter than 52% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.141.13x the median
SAIDI with major events
8310.0 min98.8% from event days
Net-metered capacity
1.7 MW256 installations
Counties served
7all in South Carolina
Average residential use
12,781 kWh/yr1,065 a month
Implied monthly bill
$156-$19 on the U.S. rate, 1,065 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+15.1%12.73 to 14.66 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+13%86 min in 2015, 97 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to South Carolina ¢/kWh
Residential58,43814.66+0.43
Commercial6,16913.88+3.24

Year by year, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

YearHome accounts, Laurens Electric Coop, IncHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201550,11512.7312.160.95860.88
201650,85012.7712.090.95891.12
201751,59213.0012.320.95911.37
201852,45513.2512.550.95871.31
201953,22513.3212.790.961141.22
202054,51513.7012.920.941141.19
202155,32713.3112.800.96840.92
202256,04813.8513.210.95961.07
202357,40114.2613.890.971161.18
202458,43814.6613.880.95971.14

Peers of Laurens Electric Coop, Inc in South Carolina, 11th place of 19 on home price

Utility near Laurens Electric Coop, Inc on priceSAIDI min, gap to Laurens Electric Coop, IncHome ¢, gap to Laurens Electric Coop, IncGap % to Laurens Electric Coop, IncAccounts, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc = 1
8. Black River Electric Coop, Inc+2-1.19-8.1%0.54
9. Fairfield Electric Coop, IncNo data-0.31-2.1%0.53
10. Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc-16-0.07-0.5%12.47
11. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc (this utility)9714.66-1.00
12. Santee Electric Coop, Inc+50+0.08+0.6%0.69
13. Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc+20+0.22+1.5%0.94
14. Berkeley Electric Coop Inc-8+0.28+1.9%2.06

Who buys Laurens Electric Coop, Inc's electricity

Class at Laurens Electric Coop, IncAccountsOf Laurens Electric Coop, Inc accountsOf Laurens Electric Coop, Inc MWh soldkWh a year per Laurens Electric Coop, Inc account
Residential58,43890.4%64.3%12,781
Commercial6,1699.5%20.0%37,626
Industrial and other580.09%15.7%3,137,172

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc among South Carolina cooperatives

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Laurens Electric Coop, IncHome ¢, gap to Laurens Electric Coop, IncAccounts, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc = 1
1. York Electric Coop Inc (SC)-8-2.011.09
2. Palmetto Electric Coop Inc (SC)-65-1.871.24
3. Horry Electric Coop Inc (SC)+10-1.421.53
4. Black River Electric Coop, Inc (SC)+2-1.190.54
5. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc (SC, this utility)9714.661.00
6. Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc (SC)+20+0.220.94
7. Berkeley Electric Coop Inc (SC)-8+0.282.06

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureLaurens Electric Coop, IncSouth Carolina contextLaurens Electric Coop, Inc detail
Laurens Electric Coop, Inc home meters on AMI100.0%South Carolina 88.7%57,609 of 57,609 meters
Time-of-use rate for Laurens Electric Coop, Inc homesOffered9 of 13 South Carolina utilities offer one5 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.01% of 58,438
Net-metered installations25697% residential4.2 homes per 1,000 accounts, 6.8 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

kWhShare of a 1,065 kWh monthCost a month at 14.66 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25023%$36.65-$4.55$440
50047%$73.29-$9.11$880
75070%$109.94-$13.66$1,319
1,00094%$146.58-$18.22$1,759
1,500141%$219.88-$27.32$2,639
2,000188%$293.17-$36.43$3,518

Outage record, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

Measure, Laurens Electric Coop, IncNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes97.18310.01.62 h
SAIFI interruptions1.1402.8400.88 yr apart
CAIDI minutes85.22926.01.42 h

Territory of Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

7 South Carolina counties, region SERC:

Counties served by Laurens Electric Coop, IncLaurensNewberryAbbevilleAndersonGreenvilleUnionSpartanburg

South Carolina other states: 7 of 7 counties of Laurens Electric Coop, Inc drawn

Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

CSV
County list
  • Abbeville
  • Anderson
  • Greenville
  • Laurens
  • Newberry
  • Spartanburg
  • Union

Questions on Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

How many customers does Laurens Electric Coop, Inc serve in South Carolina?

64,665 accounts in 2024: residential 58,438, commercial 6,169, industrial 58.

What is the average residential rate of Laurens Electric Coop, Inc?

In 2024 homes paid 14.66 cents; against the South Carolina average that is +3.0%.

How reliable is Laurens Electric Coop, Inc by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 97.1 min and SAIFI 1.14 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.98, CAIDI 85 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Laurens Electric Coop, Inc grid?

256 installations with 1.7 MW, of which residential installations number 248.

What is the monthly bill at Laurens Electric Coop, Inc for average use?

1,065 kWh at 14.66 cents comes to about $156, energy only.

How does Laurens Electric Coop, Inc rank on price within South Carolina?

Rank 11 of 19 in South Carolina on price, +3.0% against the state average; 10 charge less than 14.66 ¢.

What share of Laurens Electric Coop, Inc sales do homes buy?

Homes take 64.3% of 1,160,961 MWh, commercial accounts 20.0%, industrial and other 15.7%; the 6,169 commercial accounts use 37,626 kWh each, 2.9 times a home.

At Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

57,609 of 57,609 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Laurens Electric Coop, Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 5 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.01% of its homes.

Has Laurens Electric Coop, Inc moved up the South Carolina price list since 2015?

9th cheapest of 15 in 2015, 11th of 19 in 2024; its price rose 15.1% while South Carolina rose 13.2%.

Where does Laurens Electric Coop, Inc stand among 6 peers?

Place 5 of 7 on home price at 14.66 ¢ (South Carolina cooperatives); median 13.47 ¢, cheapest member 12.65 ¢.

What did Laurens Electric Coop, Inc charge homes in 2025?

15.62 cents per kWh, +6.6% on the 14.66 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Laurens Electric Coop, Inc at 14.66 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Laurens Electric Coop, Inc

Primary sources for Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: rates, outages and net metering

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Laurens Electric Coop, Inc: 1,065 kWh a month costs roughly $156 in energy at 14.66 ¢/kWh, +3.0% on the South Carolina average of 14.23 ¢.

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