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Power Outages in Berkeley County, SC

Berkeley Electric Coop Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc and South Carolina Public Service Authority publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.

Berkeley County, SC is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Berkeley Electric Coop Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc and South Carolina Public Service Authority publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Berkeley County

0.0%of this county's ~359,489 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Berkeley Electric Coop Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc, South Carolina Public Service Authority.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Berkeley Electric Coop IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Dominion Energy South Carolina, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Edisto Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
South Carolina Public Service AuthorityLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Berkeley 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.

Power-dependent
1,523
Oxygen service
274
Dialysis (facility)
260
Home health / hospice
316
By ZIP code (13)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
294834361929713
294453512123417
29461303≤11208≤11
29410112≤1169≤11
29492101≤1158≤11
2947970≤1138≤11
2943170≤1148≤11
2943646≤1138≤11
2945033≤11190
29468240140
29469120≤11≤11
29453≤11≤11≤110
29434≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Berkeley County, SC

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Berkeley County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Lake Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Recent NWS alert activity · Berkeley County

Berkeley County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.

  • Lake Wind Advisory ×9
  • Flash Flood Warning ×7
  • Special Weather Statement ×5
  • Tornado Watch ×5
  • Flood Watch ×5
  • Flood Advisory ×3

Latest Berkeley County, SC outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 45m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,353 customers out (0.8% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 960 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 40m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 959 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 45m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

Outage trend · Berkeley County, SC
0customers out · peak 440
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Berkeley County, SC: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 440 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0200400600Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Berkeley County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Goose Creekno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Berkeley County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 38,691 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 2.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Berkeley County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.2h, 2016 2.3h, 2017 1.2h, 2018 1.6h, 2019 6.1h, 2020 2.9h, 2021 1.1h, 2022 2.9h, 2023 1.2h, 2024 3.1h, 2025 2.6h. Highlighted: 2019.024680.2h20152.3h20161.2h20171.6h20186.1h20192.9h20201.1h20212.9h20221.2h20233.1h20242.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2019 (peak 38,691 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20155033,0880.2
201645113,5992.3
201767917,4451.2
20181,03413,7391.6
201979438,6916.1
202083321,7512.9
202155710,9581.1
202288837,4812.9
20231,0806,8081.2
202498516,7233.1
20251,00720,6542.6

Cost of power in Berkeley County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Berkeley 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.

16.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 22% since 2015
vs South Carolina avg 15.5¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 4, 201938,6914d 9h
September 30, 202237,4813d
April 6, 202021,7518d 12h
June 9, 202520,65419h 45m
March 5, 202518,91710h 45m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very High hurricanes exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery High
Ice stormRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
WildfireRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Berkeley County: FAQ

How often does Berkeley County, SC lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Berkeley County, SC logged 1,007 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Berkeley County, SC?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 38,691 customers without power, beginning September 4, 2019 and lasting about 4d 9h.
Is there a power outage in Berkeley County, SC right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Berkeley County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Berkeley County, SC?
Tracked electric providers include Berkeley Electric Coop Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, South Carolina Public Service Authority.
Nearby counties
Charleston CountyClarendon CountyDorchester CountyGeorgetown County
Cities & towns in Berkeley County

Goose Creek. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Berkeley County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Berkeley County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Berkeley County.

29410, 29431, 29434, 29436, 29445, 29450, 29453, 29461, 29468, 29469, 29479, 29486, 29492

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc2.2 hrsLive · total only
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Edisto Electric Coop, Inc3.9 hrsLive · total only-
South Carolina Public Service Authority0.7 hrsLive · total only-
Berkeley Electric Coop Inc1.9 hrsLive · total only-

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/45015 and /api/v1/counties/45015/history.