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2024 South Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average South Carolina customer went without power for about 50.1 hours — the 2nd worst of any US state that year, 5.6× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
50.1
Peak customers out
270,050
Rank (worst state)
2nd
Counties affected
20

South Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit South Carolina counties in 2024

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

1Greenville County270,0502Spartanburg County183,8163Lexington County126,0224Anderson County106,9405Richland County106,6496Aiken County91,9157York County59,9798Beaufort County55,1889Pickens County46,76810Charleston County41,67011Oconee County37,71612Horry County33,30513Greenwood County29,94614Laurens County27,98415Dorchester County23,47016Colleton County23,38617Cherokee County20,45218Georgetown County19,52119Lancaster County17,05220Berkeley County16,723

Biggest South Carolina outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Greenville CountySeptember 25, 2024270,050
Spartanburg CountySeptember 25, 2024183,816
Lexington CountySeptember 26, 2024126,022
Anderson CountySeptember 25, 2024106,940
Richland CountySeptember 26, 2024106,649
Aiken CountySeptember 26, 202491,915
York CountySeptember 26, 202459,979
Beaufort CountySeptember 26, 202455,188
Pickens CountySeptember 24, 202446,768
Charleston CountySeptember 26, 202441,670
South Carolina by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCMEGATXFLWV

Part of the 2024 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.