Easley Combined Utility System
Municipal electric utility · South Carolina · #805 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6709
Easley Combined Utility System is a municipal electric utility serving 17,674 customers in South Carolina. In 2025 it sold 307 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $38.69M in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.59¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 12.81¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16,019 | 188 | $24.14M | 12.81¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,654 | 116 | $14.30M | 12.36¢ | |
| Industrial | 1 | 3.2 | $241.50K | 7.55¢ | |
| Total | 17,674 | 307 | $38.69M | 12.59¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (980 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15,654 | 282 | $35.24M | 12.80¢ |
| 2022 | 16,375 | 288 | $35.98M | 12.80¢ |
| 2023 | 17,011 | 293 | $36.38M | 12.85¢ |
| 2024 | 17,414 | 305 | $38.14M | 12.81¢ |
| 2025 | 17,674 | 307 | $38.69M | 12.81¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 91 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.31 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 69 minutes
As reported for South Carolina under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 0.3 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 321 GWh
Winter peak demand: 65 MW
Energy losses: 4.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 17,674 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 107 installations, 0.7 MW of capacity
Counties served
Pickens, SC
Other large utilities in South Carolina
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc - 824,270 customers, residential 16.41¢
- South Carolina Public Service Authority - 219,897 customers, residential 12.91¢
- Berkeley Electric Coop Inc - 138,073 customers, residential 16.32¢
- Horry Electric Coop Inc - 103,949 customers, residential 13.83¢
- Palmetto Electric Coop Inc - 81,863 customers, residential 14.39¢
- Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) - 74,014 customers, residential 19.82¢
- York Electric Coop Inc - 71,541 customers, residential 13.68¢
- Laurens Electric Coop, Inc - 66,192 customers, residential 15.62¢
All South Carolina utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6709 in the EIA frame.