Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina now pay more for electricity

Duke Energy ProgressJune 3, 2019938

Summary:

Residential customers of Duke Energy Progress in the northeastern part of South Carolina, including Darlington, Florence and Sumter counties, now will pay 6.3% more for their power; commercial and industrial customers will see an average increase of around 4.2 percent. Beginning June 1, a typical residential customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity monthly would pay about $130.55 per month, an increase of about $8.06.

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Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina now pay more for electricity

New rates became effective on June 1 for Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina based on the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) order issued May 21. The new rates remain below the national average, even after adjustments are made to reflect investments in cleaner, more reliable energy.

Duke Energy Progress serves about 169,000 customers in the northeastern part of South Carolina, including Darlington, Florence and Sumter counties.

The changes in customer rates come after a lengthy and very public process evaluating a request that is at the heart of the company's ability to build a smarter energy infrastructure for South Carolina. The new rates also reflect the company's efforts to deliver electricity that is cleaner than ever, and ensure the best customer service possible. The new rates will also reflect savings from recent tax reform.

Rate impacts
The PSCSC approved an average rate increase of 6.3 percent for all residential customers. Commercial and industrial customers will see an average increase of around 4.2 percent (actual rates vary by customer group and size).

Beginning June 1, a typical residential customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity monthly would pay about $130.55 per month, an increase of about $8.06.

The final rate order can be viewed on the PSCSC website: https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Attachments/Order/02fbebad-5201-4917-afe8-207314b21777

Fuel savings
In April, the company proposed a decrease in monthly fuel costs for its South Carolina customers as part of an annual adjustment of the actual cost of fuel used to generate electricity at its power plants. If approved by the PSCSC, that change would reduce the typical residential customer's bill by $1.95, beginning July 1. Commercial customers would see an average decrease in their bills of about 2.1 percent, and industrial customers would receive an average decrease of about 4.4 percent.

A rate change was also made June 1 for Duke Energy Carolinas customers. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 591,000 customers in the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenwood, Greenville, Spartanburg, Lancaster and York counties.

Duke Energy Progress
Duke Energy Progress, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns nuclear, coal, natural gas, renewables and hydroelectric generation. That diverse fuel mix provides about 12,700 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 1.6 million customers in a 32,000-square-mile service area of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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