Power Outages in Berkeley County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Berkeley County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Berkeley County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Berkeley County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Berkeley County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Berkeley County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 960 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 960 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,219 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Berkeley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Goose Creekno active outage
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.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 38,691 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 503 | 3,088 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 451 | 13,599 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 679 | 17,445 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 1,034 | 13,739 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 794 | 38,691 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 833 | 21,751 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 557 | 10,958 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 888 | 37,481 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 1,080 | 6,808 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 985 | 16,723 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 1,007 | 20,654 | 2.6 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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.
Goose Creek. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Berkeley County level shown above.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERKELEY ELECTRIC COOP INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45015 and /api/v1/counties/45015/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).