Rates
Below are brief descriptions of Santee Cooper's rates for residential, business, industrial and wholesale customers. For a complete description of each rate, please follow the links provided. For more information on Santee Cooper rates and Pricing Principles, please see the Annual Electric Pricing Report.
New rates begin with bills rendered on or after April 1, 2025. Learn more about the rate process here.
Defeat The Peak
Residential customers can Defeat The Peak and Bank The Savings by shifting use of energy-guzzling appliances outside of Peak Hours.
Residential Rates
These basic descriptions do not reflect monthly customer charges, Fuel adjustments, Demand sales adjustment, Economic development sales adjustments, or Deferred cost recovery adjustment.
Electric service is also subject to our official Terms and Conditions of Retail Electric Service.
Standard rate for residential service.
RG-25
Energy Charge: $0.0792/kWh
Demand Charge: $8.00/kW during Peak Hours (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. - March and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April - Oct.)
RG-25RT-25
Residential rate for private homes, single-family dwelling units and farms. Participation is on a voluntary basis.
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| On-Peak | 33.80 cents/kWh |
| Off-Peak | 7.92 cents/kWh |
On-peak hours are 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April through Oct.
RT-25REV-25
Residential rate for private residences, single family dwelling units, and farms that have Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment installed at the service residence for the sole purpose of charging electric vehicles. Participation is voluntary.
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Energy Charges |
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On-Peak |
8.78 cents/kWh |
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Super Off-Peak (11 p.m.-5 a.m.) |
4.18 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $8.00/kW during Peak Hours (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. - March and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April - Oct.)
REV-25EVO-25
Available to customers already receiving residential electric service that have Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment installed at the service residence for the sole purpose of charging electric vehicles. This rate requires installation of a second meter and charges apply to EV Charging only. Participation is on a voluntary basis.
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Energy Charges |
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On-Peak |
10.79 cents/kWh |
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Super Off-Peak (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) |
4.18 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $8.00/kW during Peak Hours (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. - March and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. April - Oct.)
EVO-25Business Rates
These basic descriptions do not reflect monthly customer charges, Fuel adjustments, Demand sales adjustment, Economic development sales adjustments or Deferred cost recovery adjustment.
Electric service is also subject to our official Terms and Conditions of Retail Electric Service.
The best rate for your commercial business will depend on the amount and pattern of your energy usage. Upon request, we will review your current and past energy usage and help you determine if your business is on the best rate. Please contact Commercial Services at 800-804-7424 ext. 3029 to request this review.
For more information about electric demand and demand metering, click here.
Available to customers with no more than 50-kW potential demand in any of three months during a consecutive 12-month period.
GA-25
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
7.05 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
6.05 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $12.21/kW
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct.
GA-25This rate is offered on a voluntary first come, first serve basis, as an experimental pilot program. Small General Low Load Service is being provided in order to minimize bill impact to low load customers. Applicable to customers having no more than a 50 kW potential demand in any three months of the most recent consecutive 12-month period.
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
19.73 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
17.73 cents/kWh |
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct.
GA-LL-25Available to customers having greater than 50 kW of potential demand in any three months of the most recent 12 consecutive months and having no more than 300 kW of potential demand in any 10 or more months of the most recent 12 consecutive months.
GB-25
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
5.01 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
4.01 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $24.95/kW
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct.
GB-25Available to customers with more than 300-kW demand in at least three of the most recent 12 consecutive months.
GL-25
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
4.81 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
3.81 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $25.73/kW
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct.
GL-25Applicable to service of a temporary nature.
TP-25
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
14.78 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
13.78 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $24.95/kW
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct.
TP-25A voluntary rate designed for consumers whose business operates on a seasonal basis.
GV-25
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
4.76 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
3.76 cents/kWh |
Demand Charge: $26.23/kW
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct.
GV-25A time-of-use rate is applicable to all customers meeting the eligibility requirements of the General Service Schedules or their successor.
GT-25
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Energy Charge |
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On-Peak |
5.01 cents/kWh |
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Off-Peak |
4.01 cents/kWh |
On-Peak Demand Charge: $27.42/kW
Off-Peak Demand Charge: $14.92/kW
On-peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. through March and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April through Oct..
GT-25Industrial and Wholesale Rates
Santee Cooper offers the Large Light & Power Schedule and six associated riders to customers with large, industrial-type electrical requirements.
Customers served under this schedule must contract for at least 1,000 kW of demand and receive service directly from or near our transmission system.
The six riders provide for different types of service. When combined with the firm service delivered under the Large Light & Power Schedule, customers can tailor their service agreement to suit their specific needs based on load factor, ability to reduce load, or ability to align operations with periods during which Santee Cooper can provide energy at lower cost. This is especially important to manufacturers whose electrical operating costs comprise a significant percentage of their finished product costs.
A brief description of each type of service is listed below, along with a link to the full schedule or rider. Please be sure to consult an Industrial Services representative at 843-761-4063 if you are considering service under the Large Light & Power offerings. We can review the advantages of each rider and provide operating cost estimates based on your projected loads.
This schedule provides firm service, available whenever a customer chooses to use it, at essentially the same price all the time. All Large Light & Power customers receive some firm service. The Terms and Conditions of Large Power Electric Service are set forth in Attachment A to this schedule.
L-25Service under this rider is curtailable by Santee Cooper on an hourly basis. In most instances, the customer has the opportunity to buy through a curtailment.
L-25-IThis is a real-time pricing rate; the price for energy changes each hour, and customers must schedule their usage each hour. Service under this rider is curtailable by Santee Cooper in emergency situations. Pricing alternatives are available under this rider where the energy price is fixed during certain hours.
New: L-25-EPNew: Optional Rider Schedule (L-25-EP-O)New: As-Used Rider Schedule (L-25-EP-AU)This schedule applies to electrical power and energy that is interruptible or curtailable under short notice.
L-25-DRBOutdoor Rental Light Program Rates
For more information on Santee Cooper outdoor lighting, please visit Outdoor Rental Lighting Program. Electric service is also subject to our official Terms and Conditions of Retail Electric Service.
This schedule is applicable for outdoor yard and area lighting to retail customers.
OL-25This optional schedule is available to retail customer for existing and new outdoor yard and area lighting.
OLC-25This schedule is mandatory to developers for the installation of new outdoor yard and area lighting.
OLDC-25Adjustments
The following Adjustments and Riders are applicable to more than one customer class.
This clause is applicable to the energy charges of all published rate schedules that so specify.
FAC-25This clause is applicable to the energy or demand charges of all published rate schedules that so specify and credits these customers with appropriate revenues obtained by Santee Cooper through sales associated with the L-14-ED-T or L-25-ED Experimental Economic Development Service Rider.
EDA-25This clause is applicable to the energy or demand charges of all published rate schedules that so specify and credits these customers with appropriate shares of non-class revenues obtained by Santee Cooper.
DSC-25This Deferred Cost Recovery Adjustment is applicable to and becomes a part of each of the Authority's published schedules and riders thereto that so specify.
DCR-25This rider is applicable to all residential and non-residential customers in the retail service area of the Authority and shall be limited to customers receiving concurrent service from the Authority where a photovoltaic or other qualifying generation source of energy as determined by the Authority is installed on the customer's side of the delivery point.
DG-25