City of Orangeburg and solar
City of Orangeburg is a municipal utility serving about 20,682 homes in South Carolina. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.7¢0% above South Carolina average
- Typical bill
- $1691,079 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 11.7 yrs8 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Orangeburg customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (South Carolina rule).
Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
Solar for a typical City of Orangeburg home
| System | 8 kW (90% of 1,079 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,100, $19,600 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,755 |
| Payback | 11.7 years |
| 25-year net | $26,056 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 144
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 20,682
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Orangeburg and solar
Does City of Orangeburg have net metering?
City of Orangeburg follows South Carolina's rules: Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
How much does electricity cost with City of Orangeburg?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,079 kWh a month, a bill of about $169.
Is solar worth it with City of Orangeburg?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8 kW system costing about $19,600 pays back in about 11.7 years, with $26,056 net over 25 years.
How many City of Orangeburg customers have solar?
About 144 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Orangeburg - (SC) (EIA ID 14164). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.