Power Outages in Anderson County, SC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 43 customers are without power in Anderson County, SC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Anderson County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Anderson County right now.
Anderson County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
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 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 917 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,269 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 106,940 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 106,940 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 | 106,940 | 125.8 |
| 2025 | 645 | 15,348 | 5.3 |
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 106,940 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 43 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Anderson County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45007 and /api/v1/counties/45007/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers). Live data as of .