Power Outages in Anderson County, SC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Anderson County, SC across 1 reported incident. Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Little River Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Anderson County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/anderson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Anderson County, SC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/anderson-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Little River Electric Coop Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~158,516 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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.
Only visible while reporting outages: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Outages only | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Anderson 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29621 | 448 | 40 | 328 | ≤11 |
| 29642 | 417 | 29 | 317 | ≤11 |
| 29625 | 353 | 37 | 269 | ≤11 |
| 29627 | 260 | 14 | 208 | ≤11 |
| 29624 | 206 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 29697 | 183 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 29626 | 182 | 14 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 29654 | 154 | 17 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 29670 | 98 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 29684 | 77 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 29689 | 65 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
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 Anderson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Anderson County right now.
Anderson County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Anderson County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,138 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 40m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,261 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 525 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 12h 24m
- GREW
Outage grew to 607 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 317 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Anderson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Anderson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Anderson County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 101,520 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 101,520 customers out) · decade average 17.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 722 | 24,801 | 12.1 |
| 2016 | 783 | 9,515 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 709 | 27,678 | 12.2 |
| 2018 | 747 | 10,733 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 540 | 5,954 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 676 | 21,526 | 12.4 |
| 2021 | 669 | 14,053 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 585 | 15,559 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 575 | 17,578 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 600 | 101,520 | 125.3 |
| 2025 | 645 | 15,348 | 5.3 |
Cost of power in Anderson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Anderson 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.
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.5¢582,062 cust
- Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)19.8¢68,647 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 17.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Anderson County: FAQ
- How often does Anderson County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Anderson County, SC logged 645 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Anderson County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 101,520 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2024 and lasting about 18d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Anderson County, SC right now?
- Yes, about 6 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Anderson County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Anderson County.
29621, 29624, 29625, 29626, 29627, 29642, 29654, 29670, 29684, 29689, 29697
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 | Outages only | - |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Little River Electric Coop Inc | - | 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/45007 and /api/v1/counties/45007/history. Live data as of .