Power Outages in Abbeville County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc in Abbeville County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Abbeville - (SC), City of Due West - (SC), Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Little River Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Abbeville County, SC is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Abbeville County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/abbeville-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc in Abbeville County.
No live feed for City of Abbeville - (SC), City of Due West - (SC), Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Little River Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
16%of this county's ~20,118 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Abbeville - (SC), City of Due West - (SC), Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Little River Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 2,226 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,086 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Abbeville - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Due West - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Little River Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Abbeville Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29620 | 159 | 15 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 29655 | 136 | ≤11 | 112 | 0 |
| 29628 | 40 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 29638 | 29 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 29639 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Abbeville County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Abbeville County right now.
Abbeville County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
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 9,846 customers.
The US EIA reports South Carolina utilities averaged 2.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 9,846 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 | 9,846 | 155.1 |
| 2025 | 383 | 2,853 | 6.7 |
Cost of power in Abbeville County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Abbeville County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc16.4¢712,679 cust
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.5¢582,062 cust
- Laurens Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢59,786 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
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 9,846 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 Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
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 Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Little River Electric Coop Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Abbeville - (SC) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Due West - (SC) | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45001 and /api/v1/counties/45001/history.