Current Rates as of May 2023:
BTU Content / Therm Rate: 1.025
Gas Rate: $0.9615 per therm
Facility Charge:
- Residential and Small Commercial Firm Customers: $12.00 per month
- Large Industrial and Commercial Customers: $240.00 per month
Sales Tax (residential gas usage is exempt from Sales Tax) :
- State of South Carolina: 6%
- Laurens County: 2% (1% Capital Projects Tax + 1% Local Option Tax)
- Newberry County: 1% Capital Projects Tax
Bill Calculation Example:
Assume: A residential account uses 110 units of gas since the last read date and has no other additional charges. The current heat content is 1.024 and the current gas rate is $0.93. Here is how the gas usage would be billed (additional charges are added to this amount)...
Usage x BTU content value = 110 x 1.024 = 112.64 therms of gas
Therms x gas rate = 112.64 x $0.93 = $104.76
Add facility charge = $104.76 + $12.00 = $116.76 (the billed gas amount)