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Electric companies in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County, SC ranks 2nd of 46 South Carolina counties for ice storm risk, FEMA score 99.1. Spartanburg County, SC has 338,096 residents. Spartanburg County, SC: 6 utilities listed by EIA. Spartanburg County, SC: home electricity prices of 11.80 to 18.94 cents per kWh.

Spartanburg County, SC on the map

Spartanburg County, SC and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsLaurensPickensGreenvilleCherokeeUnionSpartanburg

Spartanburg County, SC darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Spartanburg County, SC

Spartanburg County, SC, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 153 in all, 45.3 per 100,000 residents of 338,096, rank 16 of 46 South Carolina counties. Property damage in Spartanburg County, SC: $46.5M, with 5 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Spartanburg County, SC

events a year, Spartanburg County, SC

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

Events by type

events by type, Spartanburg County, SC

  • Thunderstorm and high wind140
  • Tornado9
  • Winter storm and heavy snow2
  • Hurricane and tropical storm2
Spartanburg County, SC outage-linked hazards
Spartanburg County, SCFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Spartanburg County, SC, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate80.019 of 461402018 (17)$402K
Spartanburg County, SC, tornadoRelatively Moderate88.19 of 4692017 (3)$11.1M
Spartanburg County, SC, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Low81.229 of 4622024 (2)$35.0M
Spartanburg County, SC, ice stormVery High99.12 of 460none$0
Spartanburg County, SC, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low60.713 of 4622025 (2)$0
Spartanburg County, SC, heat waveRelatively Moderate80.314 of 460none$0

Electric utilities in Spartanburg County, SC

Utility listed for Spartanburg County, SCTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,050 kWhShare of Spartanburg County, SC median income of $64,195
Greer Commission of Public Wks in Spartanburg County, SCMunicipal11.80$1,4882.32%
Lockhart Power Co in Spartanburg County, SCInvestor Owned13.42$1,6912.63%
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC in Spartanburg County, SCInvestor Owned13.99$1,7632.75%
Laurens Electric Coop, Inc in Spartanburg County, SCCooperative14.66$1,8482.88%
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc in Spartanburg County, SCCooperative15.91$2,0063.12%
Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc in Spartanburg County, SCCooperative18.94$2,3873.72%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Spartanburg County, SC

Residents of Spartanburg County, SC, ACS 2023
338,0965 of 46 South Carolina counties
Households in Spartanburg County, SC
128,6062.63 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Spartanburg County, SC
72.9%93,795 owner and 34,811 renter households
Median household income in Spartanburg County, SC
$64,19515 of 46 South Carolina counties
Housing units in Spartanburg County, SC
141,08612,480 vacant or seasonal, 8.8% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Spartanburg County, SC
67.7%87,012 homes, 34 of 46 South Carolina counties
Utilities listed for Spartanburg County, SC
66 with a home price: Greer Commission of Public Wks, Lockhart Power Co, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Lowest home price in Spartanburg County, SC
11.80 ¢/kWhGreer Commission of Public Wks, 37.7% below the highest
Highest home price in Spartanburg County, SC
18.94 ¢/kWhBlue Ridge Electric Coop Inc
Monthly bill gap in Spartanburg County, SC
$75between the two at 1,050 kWh, $900 a year, 1.40% of the Spartanburg County, SC median income
ZIP areas touching Spartanburg County, SC
3329301 to 29651
Outage-linked storm events in Spartanburg County, SC
153NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Spartanburg County, SC
39.3%median year built 1989
Flood claims in Spartanburg County, SC
70NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.7M paid
Home energy burden in Spartanburg County, SC
2.3%$1,482 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Spartanburg County, SC

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

Spartanburg County, SC: a 1,050 kWh month at that price. Spartanburg County, SC: $117 in 2015, $147 in 2024. Spartanburg County, SC: $1,763 a year, 2.7% of the $64,195 median income.

Spartanburg: 10 yearly prices
YearDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg: Gap to South Carolina averageSpartanburg: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Spartanburg11.10-1.47-1.55
2016, Spartanburg11.01-1.64-1.54
2017, Spartanburg10.58-2.44-2.31
2018, Spartanburg10.83-1.61-2.04
2019, Spartanburg11.48-1.51-1.53
2020, Spartanburg11.48-1.30-1.67
2021, Spartanburg11.14-1.72-2.52
2022, Spartanburg11.55-2.04-3.49
2023, Spartanburg12.67-1.01-3.33
2024, Spartanburg13.99-0.24-2.49

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

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Cost of living with electricity in Spartanburg County, SC

Spartanburg County, SC: electricity $1,482 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,810, 2.3% of $79,143 income. 125,394 households in Spartanburg County, SC spend about $185.8 million a year on electricity and $227.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Spartanburg County, SC ($19,340 a year) spend 8.4% of income, 3.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Spartanburg County, SC

% of income on energy, Spartanburg County, SC

  • All households2.3
  • Lower income8.4
  • Owners2.1
  • Renters3.3
  • South Carolina counties2.4
Spartanburg County, SC home energy cost by household group
Spartanburg County, SCHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Spartanburg County, SC, all households125,394$79,143$1,482$286$422.3%
Spartanburg County, SC, lower income35,001$19,340$1,320$243$648.4%
Spartanburg County, SC, owners91,280$93,678$1,596$345$472.1%
Spartanburg County, SC, renters34,114$40,251$1,179$129$293.3%

Housing and heating in Spartanburg County, SC

Spartanburg County, SC: 55,378 of 141,086 homes were built before 1980 and 46,635 in 2000 or later. Spartanburg County, SC has 102,154 detached houses, 11,330 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 17,421 mobile homes, and 34,811 of 128,606 households rent.

Age of homes in Spartanburg County, SC

% of homes by decade built, Spartanburg County, SC

  1. 6pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 750s
  4. 960s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1280s
  7. 1690s
  8. 1600s
  9. 1410s
  10. 320+

Heating fuel in Spartanburg County, SC

% of homes by main fuel, Spartanburg County

  • Electricity67.7
  • Utility gas25.4
  • Propane3.5
  • Fuel oil1.4
Spartanburg County, SC housing against South Carolina counties
Spartanburg County, SCValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Spartanburg County, SC, median year built19891987+2 years14 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, built before 198039.3%39.7%-0.5 points25 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, built 2000 or later33.1%24.0%+9.1 points13 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, detached houses72.4%64.6%+7.8 points3 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, apartments in 5+ unit buildings8.0%4.4%+3.6 points14 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, mobile homes12.3%22.4%-10.1 points39 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, renter households27.1%26.6%+0.5 points18 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, median home value$216,000$158,600+$57,40014 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, median gross rent a month$1,019$878+$14113 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, people per household2.572.46+0.115 of 46

Flood claims and flood insurance in Spartanburg County, SC

Spartanburg County, SC: 70 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.7M paid, median paid claim $13,404.

224 of 120,921 residential structures in Spartanburg County, SC carry an NFIP contract. 222 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Spartanburg County, SC on 8 Sep 2026. Spartanburg County, SC lists 10 repetitive-loss properties.

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

Flood claims by year in Spartanburg County, SC

flood claims a year, Spartanburg County, SC

  1. 6'15
  2. 0'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 17'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 37'24
  11. 0'25
Spartanburg County, SC flood claims and flood insurance
Spartanburg County, SCValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Spartanburg County, SC, claims 2015-202570—19 of 39
Spartanburg County, SC, paid 2015-2025$1.7M—18 of 39
Spartanburg County, SC, median paid claim$13,404——
Spartanburg County, SC, claims per 1,000 homes0.62.430 of 39
Spartanburg County, SC, homes with flood insurance0.2%0.5%37 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, policies in force222——
Spartanburg County, SC, repetitive-loss properties10——

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Spartanburg County, SC

Spartanburg County, SC totals 3,097 heating degree days and 1,612 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Spartanburg County, SC is the 6th coldest of 46 counties in South Carolina: 3,097 against a median of 2,581. For cooling, Spartanburg County, SC is the 42nd hottest: 1,612 against a median of 1,995.

Spartanburg County, SC sits between climates, 1,485 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Spartanburg County, SC averaged 2,842 heating degree days in 2016-2025 against a 3,097 normal, 8% fewer.

Spartanburg County, SC: electricity heats 67.7% of 128,606 homes; the winter totals 3,097 heating degree days.

Spartanburg County, SC

  • Heating degree days, 3,097 vs 2,581120
  • Cooling degree days, 1,612 vs 1,99581
  • Electric heat, 67.7% vs 75.0%90
  • SC median county100
Spartanburg County, SC: degree days, electric heat
Spartanburg County, SCValueSC median countySpartanburg County, SC, rank (1 = highest)
Spartanburg County, SC, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal3,0972,5816 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,8422,2746 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,6121,99542 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,6972,16042 of 46
Spartanburg County, SC, electric heating, ACS 2019-202367.7%75.0%34 of 46

Spartanburg County, SC: ACS B25040, 128,606 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Spartanburg County, SC

Spartanburg County, SC touches 33 ZIP areas, 29301 to 29651, about 10,245 residents each. Spartanburg County, SC counts 338,096 residents in 128,606 households. Household income in Spartanburg County, SC is $64,195; 93,795 of its 128,606 households own.

87,012 of the 128,606 homes in Spartanburg County, SC heat with electricity. Spartanburg County, SC has 141,086 housing units, 12,480 (8.8%) vacant or seasonal, and 34,811 rented homes. Spartanburg County, SC logged 153 storm events for its 338,096 residents.

The median home in Spartanburg County, SC dates from 1989. Homes in Spartanburg County, SC pay $1,482 a year for electricity. Spartanburg County, SC home electricity prices run Greer Commission of Public Wks to Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc, $75 a month apart at 1,050 kWh.

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Questions on Spartanburg County, SC

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

Spartanburg County, SC homes paid 11.80 to 18.94 cents per kWh in 2024 across 6 listed utilities: $124 to $199 a month at 1,050 kWh, 2.32% to 3.72% of Spartanburg County, SC income.

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

Spartanburg County, SC: 87,012 of 128,606 occupied homes, 67.7%, rank 34 of 46.

Spartanburg County, SC: median household income?

$64,195 in Spartanburg County, SC, rank 15 of 46; 338,096 residents, 128,606 households.

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

Spartanburg County, SC: 153 NWS events, peak year 2017.

Spartanburg County, SC: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Spartanburg County, SC: 70 NFIP flood claims, $1.7M paid, 0.6 per 1,000 homes, 0.2% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Spartanburg County, SC?

Spartanburg County, SC: median home built 1989; 39.3% predate 1980, 72.4% detached, 8.0% in 5+ unit buildings.

Spartanburg County, SC: share of income for energy?

Spartanburg County, SC homes spend $1,482 a year on electricity, $1,810 on all energy: 2.3% of $79,143; 8.4% for lower incomes.

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Spartanburg County, SC ranks 2nd of 46 South Carolina counties for ice storm risk, FEMA score 99.1.