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Electric companies in Kershaw County, South Carolina

Kershaw County, SC ranks 10th of 46 South Carolina counties for the newest homes (median year built 1991). Kershaw County, SC has 66,924 residents. Kershaw County, SC: 6 utilities listed by EIA. Kershaw County, SC: home electricity prices of 13.47 to 18.51 cents per kWh.

Kershaw County, SC on the map

Kershaw County, SC and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsLeeChesterfieldSumterKershawRichlandLancaster

Kershaw County, SC darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Kershaw County, SC

Utility listed for Kershaw County, SCTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,050 kWhShare of Kershaw County, SC median income of $64,343
Black River Electric Coop, Inc in Kershaw County, SCCooperative13.47$1,6982.64%
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC in Kershaw County, SCInvestor Owned13.99$1,7632.74%
Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc in Kershaw County, SCCooperative14.35$1,8092.81%
Duke Energy Progress in Kershaw County, SCInvestor Owned14.88$1,8752.91%
Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc in Kershaw County, SCCooperative15.71$1,9803.08%
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC) in Kershaw County, SCCooperative18.51$2,3333.63%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Kershaw County, SC

Residents of Kershaw County, SC, ACS 2023
66,92421 of 46 South Carolina counties
Households in Kershaw County, SC
25,8772.59 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Kershaw County, SC
81.7%21,129 owner and 4,748 renter households
Median household income in Kershaw County, SC
$64,34314 of 46 South Carolina counties
Housing units in Kershaw County, SC
29,6233,746 vacant or seasonal, 12.6% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Kershaw County, SC
73.7%19,074 homes, 25 of 46 South Carolina counties
Utilities listed for Kershaw County, SC
66 with a home price: Black River Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc
Lowest home price in Kershaw County, SC
13.47 ¢/kWhBlack River Electric Coop, Inc, 27.2% below the highest
Highest home price in Kershaw County, SC
18.51 ¢/kWhTri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC)
Monthly bill gap in Kershaw County, SC
$53between the two at 1,050 kWh, $636 a year, 0.99% of the Kershaw County, SC median income
ZIP areas touching Kershaw County, SC
929009 to 29175
Outage-linked storm events in Kershaw County, SC
132NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Kershaw County, SC
32.7%median year built 1991
Flood claims in Kershaw County, SC
93NFIP 2015 to 2025, $874K paid
Home energy burden in Kershaw County, SC
3.1%$1,825 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Kershaw County, SC

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC charged Kershaw County, SC homes 11.10 ¢/kWh in 2015. Kershaw County, SC: 13.99 ¢ in 2024, 26% up. Kershaw County, SC: against 13% up for the South Carolina average.

Kershaw County, SC: a 1,050 kWh month at that price. Kershaw County, SC: $117 in 2015, $147 in 2024. Kershaw County, SC: $1,763 a year, 2.7% of the $64,343 median income.

Kershaw: 10 yearly prices
YearDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Kershaw County, SCKershaw: Gap to South Carolina averageKershaw: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Kershaw11.10-1.47-1.55
2016, Kershaw11.01-1.64-1.54
2017, Kershaw10.58-2.44-2.31
2018, Kershaw10.83-1.61-2.04
2019, Kershaw11.48-1.51-1.53
2020, Kershaw11.48-1.30-1.67
2021, Kershaw11.14-1.72-2.52
2022, Kershaw11.55-2.04-3.49
2023, Kershaw12.67-1.01-3.33
2024, Kershaw13.99-0.24-2.49

Kershaw County, SC: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Kershaw County, SC price.

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Housing and heating in Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC: 9,692 of 29,623 homes were built before 1980 and 9,880 in 2000 or later. Kershaw County, SC has 21,342 detached houses, 1,077 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 6,523 mobile homes, and 4,748 of 25,877 households rent.

Age of homes in Kershaw County, SC

% of homes by decade built, Kershaw County, SC

  1. 3pre-40
  2. 240s
  3. 750s
  4. 960s
  5. 1270s
  6. 1580s
  7. 1990s
  8. 2000s
  9. 1210s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Kershaw County, SC

% of homes by main fuel, Kershaw County

  • Electricity73.7
  • Utility gas17.6
  • Propane5.0
  • Wood1.6
  • No fuel1.1
Kershaw County, SC housing against South Carolina counties
Kershaw County, SCValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Kershaw County, SC, median year built19911987+4 years10 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, built before 198032.7%39.7%-7.0 points35 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, built 2000 or later33.4%24.0%+9.4 points12 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, detached houses72.0%64.6%+7.4 points4 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, apartments in 5+ unit buildings3.6%4.4%-0.8 points30 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, mobile homes22.0%22.4%-0.4 points25 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, renter households18.3%26.6%-8.2 points42 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, median home value$191,900$158,600+$33,30019 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, median gross rent a month$872$878-$626 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, people per household2.572.46+0.115 of 46

Outage risk in Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 132 in all, 197.2 per 100,000 residents of 66,924, rank 21 of 46 South Carolina counties. Property damage in Kershaw County, SC: $2.7M.

Events by year in Kershaw County, SC

events a year, Kershaw County, SC

  1. 15'15
  2. 14'16
  3. 12'17
  4. 12'18
  5. 9'19
  6. 6'20
  7. 8'21
  8. 16'22
  9. 15'23
  10. 18'24
  11. 7'25

Events by type

events by type, Kershaw County, SC

  • Thunderstorm and high wind123
  • Hurricane and tropical storm5
  • Winter storm and heavy snow2
  • Tornado1
  • Ice storm1
Kershaw County, SC outage-linked hazards
Kershaw County, SCFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Kershaw County, SC, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High86.413 of 461232024 (17)$708K
Kershaw County, SC, tornadoRelatively Moderate72.926 of 4612020 (1)$0
Kershaw County, SC, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate86.125 of 4652018 (3)$2.0M
Kershaw County, SC, ice stormRelatively High83.026 of 4612022 (1)$0
Kershaw County, SC, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low43.223 of 4622015 (1)$0
Kershaw County, SC, heat waveRelatively Low76.916 of 460none$0

Cost of living with electricity in Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC: electricity $1,825 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,290, 3.1% of $74,386 income. 25,239 households in Kershaw County, SC spend about $46.1 million a year on electricity and $57.8 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Kershaw County, SC ($17,884 a year) spend 11.4% of income, 3.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Kershaw County, SC

% of income on energy, Kershaw County, SC

  • All households3.1
  • Lower income11.4
  • Owners2.9
  • Renters5.1
  • South Carolina counties2.4
Kershaw County, SC home energy cost by household group
Kershaw County, SCHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Kershaw County, SC, all households25,239$74,386$1,825$421$443.1%
Kershaw County, SC, lower income7,211$17,884$1,684$331$2711.4%
Kershaw County, SC, owners20,646$83,868$1,914$476$482.9%
Kershaw County, SC, renters4,593$31,761$1,426$172$245.1%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC: 93 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $874K paid, median paid claim $7,916.

275 of 28,143 residential structures in Kershaw County, SC carry an NFIP contract. 295 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Kershaw County, SC on 8 Sep 2026. Kershaw County, SC lists 14 repetitive-loss properties.

Kershaw County, SC: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Kershaw County, SC

flood claims a year, Kershaw County, SC

  1. 29'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 0'17
  4. <5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 22'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. <5'23
  10. 34'24
  11. 0'25
Kershaw County, SC flood claims and flood insurance
Kershaw County, SCValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Kershaw County, SC, claims 2015-202593—15 of 39
Kershaw County, SC, paid 2015-2025$874K—22 of 39
Kershaw County, SC, median paid claim$7,916——
Kershaw County, SC, claims per 1,000 homes3.32.418 of 39
Kershaw County, SC, homes with flood insurance1.0%0.5%15 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, policies in force295——
Kershaw County, SC, repetitive-loss properties14——

Kershaw County, SC: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Kershaw County, SC: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC totals 2,748 heating degree days and 1,874 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Kershaw County, SC is the 17th coldest of 46 counties in South Carolina: 2,748 against a median of 2,581. For cooling, Kershaw County, SC is the 33rd hottest: 1,874 against a median of 1,995.

Kershaw County, SC sits between climates, 874 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Kershaw County, SC averaged 2,502 heating degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,748 normal, 9% fewer.

Kershaw County, SC: electricity heats 73.7% of 25,877 homes; the winter totals 2,748 heating degree days.

Kershaw County, SC

  • Heating degree days, 2,748 vs 2,581106
  • Cooling degree days, 1,874 vs 1,99594
  • Electric heat, 73.7% vs 75.0%98
  • SC median county100
Kershaw County, SC: degree days, electric heat
Kershaw County, SCValueSC median countyKershaw County, SC, rank (1 = highest)
Kershaw County, SC, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,7482,58117 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,5022,27415 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,8741,99533 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,9882,16030 of 46
Kershaw County, SC, electric heating, ACS 2019-202373.7%75.0%25 of 46

Kershaw County, SC: ACS B25040, 25,877 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC counts 66,924 residents in 25,877 households. Kershaw County, SC touches 9 ZIP areas, 29009 to 29175, about 7,436 residents each. Household income in Kershaw County, SC is $64,343; 21,129 of its 25,877 households own.

19,074 of the 25,877 homes in Kershaw County, SC heat with electricity. Kershaw County, SC has 29,623 housing units, 3,746 (12.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 4,748 rented homes. Kershaw County, SC logged 132 storm events for its 66,924 residents.

The median home in Kershaw County, SC dates from 1991. Homes in Kershaw County, SC pay $1,825 a year for electricity. Kershaw County, SC home electricity prices run Black River Electric Coop, Inc to Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC), $53 a month apart at 1,050 kWh.

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Questions on Kershaw County, SC

Kershaw County, SC: what do homes pay for electricity?

Kershaw County, SC homes paid 13.47 to 18.51 cents per kWh in 2024 across 6 listed utilities: $141 to $194 a month at 1,050 kWh, 2.64% to 3.63% of Kershaw County, SC income.

Kershaw County, SC: how many homes heat with electricity?

Kershaw County, SC: 19,074 of 25,877 occupied homes, 73.7%, rank 25 of 46.

Kershaw County, SC: median household income?

$64,343 in Kershaw County, SC, rank 14 of 46; 66,924 residents, 25,877 households.

Kershaw County, SC: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Kershaw County, SC: 132 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Kershaw County, SC: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Kershaw County, SC: 93 NFIP flood claims, $874K paid, 3.3 per 1,000 homes, 1.0% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Kershaw County, SC?

Kershaw County, SC: median home built 1991; 32.7% predate 1980, 72.0% detached, 3.6% in 5+ unit buildings.

Kershaw County, SC: share of income for energy?

Kershaw County, SC homes spend $1,825 a year on electricity, $2,290 on all energy: 3.1% of $74,386; 11.4% for lower incomes.

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Kershaw County, SC ranks 10th of 46 South Carolina counties for the newest homes (median year built 1991).