Power Outages in Abbeville County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Abbeville County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Abbeville County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Abbeville County.
No active NWS alerts for Abbeville County right now.
Abbeville County has been under 51 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 28, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Heat Advisory ×19
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Abbeville County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Abbeville County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,954 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 9,954 customers out) · decade average 21.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 138 | 1,114 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 97 | 343 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 424 | 6,694 | 19.9 |
| 2018 | 505 | 2,765 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 348 | 4,808 | 13.7 |
| 2020 | 398 | 1,384 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 435 | 3,518 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 428 | 1,908 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 539 | 1,874 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 475 | 9,954 | 155.1 |
| 2025 | 383 | 2,853 | 6.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 21.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Abbeville County: FAQ
- How often does Abbeville County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Abbeville County, SC logged 383 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Abbeville County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,954 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 15d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Abbeville County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Abbeville County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Abbeville County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Abbeville County.
29620, 29628, 29638, 29639, 29655, 29659
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45001 and /api/v1/counties/45001/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).