South Carolina solar 101: must read before you buy solar panels
South Carolina State 18 solar panels available
- $0.65 / W Average gross price of a solar power system as of January 2026
- 2 years Average system payback period
- $68 740 Average savings from going solar in South Carolina
- 4 ¢ / kWh Levelized cost of solar energy
- 6.66 kW Recommended system size
Benefit from a PV system
in South Carolina
5.19 hours of peak sunlight
South Carolina offers a decent amount of sunlight – enough to substantially offset your electricity bills
Net Metering
The utility company will buy the excess electricity your PV modules generate, reducing the bills by more than 60%
2 years payback period
A solar power system in South Carolina pays for itself a couple of times during its lifespan
Reduce the cost of your system by 26%
Get a quarter of the PV system cost off your taxes with the Federal Solar Tax Credit
Knock off another quarter of the costs
You can recover another 25% of the costs via a tax credit from the state government
South Carolina #15 in the US
Solar Ranking
- $68 740 Average savings from going solar in South Carolina
- 13 368 kWh/year Average electricity consumption of a SC household
- 7 736 kWh/year AC energy output of a 5 kW solar system installed in South Carolina
- 13 ¢ /kWh The cost of electricity today in South Carolina
- 27 ¢ /kWh The forecast average utility price over the next 25 years
- $0.65/WAverage gross price of a solar power system as of January 2026
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