Greenwood CPW electricity rates
Greenwood CPW charges an average of 9.04 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $73 a month using 812 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility DUK South Carolina
Where Greenwood CPW sits
It is a smaller system, serving 11,753 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 9.04¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in South Carolina, 44.1% under the statewide average of 16.18¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 812 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood CPW | 9.04¢ | $73 | 812 |
| South Carolina average | 16.18¢ | $164 | 1,061 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where Greenwood CPW delivers
Its service territory covers one county in South Carolina.
- Greenwood
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average Greenwood CPW customer went 66 minutes without electricity across 0.61 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is markedly better than typical. Short outage durations usually mean an underground or heavily automated network, and they are expensive to achieve, which is part of why reliable systems often carry higher delivery charges.
Other South Carolina utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 14.59¢ | $151 | 696,385 |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 13.99¢ | $144 | 568,586 |
| Easley Combined Utility System | 12.81¢ | $125 | 15,772 |
| Edisto Electric Coop, Inc | 16.40¢ | $200 | 15,421 |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | 16.32¢ | $163 | 12,970 |
Greenwood CPW rates: common questions
How much does Greenwood CPW charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 9.04 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -44.1% against the South Carolina average of 16.18¢ and -51.0% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average Greenwood CPW bill?
$73 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 812 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Greenwood CPW?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is Greenwood CPW expensive compared with other South Carolina utilities?
It ranks #29 of the 29 South Carolina utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1318 of 1369.