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2016 South Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average South Carolina customer went without power for about 13.0 hours — the 3rd worst of any US state that year, 1.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.0
Peak customers out
183,359
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

South Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit South Carolina counties in 2016

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

1Horry County183,3592Charleston County97,9363Dorchester County50,1974Florence County48,0775Beaufort County47,9896Richland County33,1587Sumter County27,4468Lexington County21,1659Darlington County20,19710Georgetown County19,74811Greenville County13,99512Berkeley County13,59913Orangeburg County12,55014Marion County12,00915Colleton County11,78616Chesterfield County10,51117Dillon County10,35318Anderson County9,51519Spartanburg County8,75620York County7,320

Biggest South Carolina outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Horry CountyOctober 8, 2016183,359
Charleston CountyOctober 4, 201697,936
Charleston CountyOctober 8, 201679,454
Dorchester CountyOctober 8, 201650,197
Florence CountyOctober 8, 201648,077
Beaufort CountyOctober 7, 201647,989
Beaufort CountyOctober 8, 201647,719
Horry CountyFebruary 5, 201645,469
Dorchester CountyOctober 7, 201645,215
Richland CountyOctober 8, 201633,158
South Carolina by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVVAMEFLLA

Part of the 2016 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.