Electricity expenditure in South Carolina

Electricity expenditure in South Carolina was $9.15 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 7.3% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, USD million9,148.2

Change on 2023+7.3%

Rank18th of 51US states ranked

Series high9,148.22024

Series low294.71970

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Electricity expenditure in South Carolina, 1970 to 2024

USD million. Source: EIA, State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.

All 55 values

Period	USD million
2024	9,148.2
2023	8,523.2
2022	8,884.8
2021	7,947.4
2020	7,596.7
2019	8,035.7
2018	7,891.2
2017	7,782.6
2016	7,788.2
2015	7,792.2
2014	7,889.8
2013	7,264.7
2012	7,079.7
2011	7,081.3
2010	7,003.9
2009	6,431.9
2008	6,334.5
2007	5,879.8
2006	5,648.1
2005	5,461.6
2004	4,971.5
2003	4,684.4
2002	4,536.5
2001	4,317.2
2000	4,331.8
1999	4,085.5
1998	4,008.5
1997	3,770.9
1996	3,801.6
1995	3,703
1994	3,509.2
1993	3,472
1992	3,230.5
1991	3,211.3
1990	3,113.3
1989	3,038
1988	2,955
1987	2,909
1986	2,741.1
1985	2,523.7
1984	2,337.2
1983	2,156.7
1982	1,996.1
1981	1,725.9
1980	1,412.5
1979	1,247.7
1978	1,155.9
1977	1,063.3
1976	900.8
1975	782.8
1974	628.7
1973	477
1972	404.6
1971	341.5
1970	294.7

Compared with United States

Place	2024
South Carolina	9,148.2
United States	511,099.9

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Under 2,200
2,200 to 4,200
4,200 to 6,800
6,800 to 9,600
9,600 to 16K
16K and over

Electricity expenditure, 2024, USD million. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by electricity expenditure 51 places

Definition

Spending on electricity sold to ultimate customers in all sectors, valued at retail prices, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series ESTCV).

Built from Form EIA-861 retail sales and prices; close to electricity_retail_revenue_usd, but SEDS may adjust it and revises it on its own schedule. Millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An EIA State Energy Data System estimate: consumption of each fuel times its estimated price. Hydro, wind and solar power have no fuel cost and count only through the electricity they produce. The latest year is about 18 months old, and EIA revises earlier years with each release.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2025). State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A) (Electricity expenditure, South Carolina, 1970 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html

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State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A), Electricity expenditure, South Carolina, 1970 to 2024. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 19 Dec. 2025, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2025. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). Electricity expenditure, South Carolina, 1970 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/south-carolina.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2025) State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A), Electricity expenditure, South Carolina, 1970 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-expenditure/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A): Electricity expenditure, South Carolina, 1970 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
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  url = {https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the electricity expenditure in South Carolina?

Electricity expenditure in South Carolina was $9.15 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 7.3% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest electricity expenditure in South Carolina?

$9.15 billion in 2024, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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