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South Carolina Power Outages

As of July 18, 2026 17:01 UTC, about 368 customers are currently without power across 5 counties in South Carolina.

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OUTAGE TREND
South Carolina
368
AS OF LAST UPDATE · PEAK 1,325
Updated July 18, 2026
1 PM6 PM1 AM7 AM1 PM

Cost of power in South Carolina

54% since 2010

What South Carolinapays for electricity, from the US EIA — and how fast it’s rising as national demand climbs. See energy & the AI data-center surge.

Residential
17.1¢
per kWh
Commercial
11.6¢
per kWh
Industrial
7.5¢
per kWh
RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh BY YEAR
10.5¢201011.1¢201111.8¢201212.0¢201312.5¢201412.6¢201512.7¢201613.0¢201712.5¢201813.0¢201912.8¢202012.9¢202113.6¢202213.7¢202314.3¢202415.1¢202516.3¢2026

Retail prices from the US EIA (Form 861). Energy & the data-center surge →

Hardest-hit cities statewide

The individual towns and townships with the most customers out right now.

A decade of outages in South Carolina

US annual reports →

Average hours without power per customer each year (EAGLE-I).

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

South Carolina's worst year on record was 2024 (peak 270,050 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs per customer/yr.

See how South Carolina ranks against every state →

Official reliability

Source: US EIA
EIA reliability not reported

Major disturbances (DOE)

all →
  • November 2, 2023 · - Suspicious activity0
  • April 17, 2023 · Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism8
  • January 19, 2023 · Suspicious Activity

Electric providers in South Carolina

All South Carolina counties