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2015 South Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average South Carolina customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 22nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
49,109
Rank (worst state)
22nd
Counties affected
20

South Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.5h201513.0h20164.4h20175.2h20184.8h20195.7h20202.1h20214.4h20222.7h202350.1h20243.0h2025

Hardest-hit South Carolina counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Horry County49,1092Anderson County24,8013Charleston County20,1974Greenwood County14,7865Lexington County13,5006Greenville County11,7297Richland County11,6888Beaufort County8,6709Chesterfield County8,65010Darlington County7,51011Sumter County7,16712Pickens County6,63813Oconee County6,13214Dillon County5,34015Florence County5,32516Dorchester County4,90617Laurens County4,49818Aiken County4,49619Williamsburg County4,20320Lancaster County3,616

Biggest South Carolina outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Horry CountyOctober 4, 201549,109
Anderson CountyFebruary 16, 201524,801
Horry CountyAugust 13, 201523,533
Charleston CountyJanuary 29, 201520,197
Greenwood CountyFebruary 17, 201514,786
Lexington CountyAugust 6, 201513,500
Greenville CountySeptember 4, 201511,729
Richland CountyOctober 3, 201511,688
Richland CountyAugust 5, 201510,769
Greenville CountyFebruary 16, 201510,680
South Carolina by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.