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2017 South Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average South Carolina customer went without power for about 4.4 hours — the 14th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.4
Peak customers out
62,562
Rank (worst state)
14th
Counties affected
20

South Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit South Carolina counties in 2017

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

1Charleston County62,5622Beaufort County37,7193Greenville County33,4654Lexington County30,5655Anderson County27,6786Aiken County24,3967Spartanburg County20,5778Richland County17,5479Berkeley County17,44510Dorchester County16,07911Pickens County15,24212Lancaster County11,92313Colleton County11,27714Horry County8,01415Sumter County7,79516Oconee County6,93317Clarendon County6,70118Abbeville County6,69419Laurens County6,31420Saluda County6,211

Biggest South Carolina outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Charleston CountySeptember 11, 201762,562
Beaufort CountySeptember 11, 201737,719
Greenville CountySeptember 11, 201733,465
Lexington CountySeptember 11, 201730,565
Anderson CountySeptember 10, 201727,678
Aiken CountySeptember 11, 201724,396
Spartanburg CountyOctober 23, 201720,577
Charleston CountyMarch 22, 201719,112
Greenville CountyMarch 2, 201718,962
Richland CountySeptember 11, 201717,547
South Carolina by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.