Power Outages in Cherokee County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and City of Gaffney - (SC) in Cherokee County, SC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co and York Electric Coop Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Cherokee County, SC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/cherokee-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cherokee County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/cherokee-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and City of Gaffney - (SC) in Cherokee County.
No live feed for Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co and York Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
67%of this county's ~44,781 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co, York 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 | 13,988 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 8,354 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Gaffney - (SC) | Live · county | 0 | 7,750 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and City of Gaffney - (SC) 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 Cherokee 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29340 | 283 | ≤11 | 220 | ≤11 |
| 29341 | 267 | 13 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 29702 | 172 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 29330 | 126 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤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 Cherokee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 12, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Cherokee County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,839 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 918 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,162 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,452 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 20,452 customers out) · decade average 7.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 390 | 1,171 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 412 | 2,533 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 538 | 4,511 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 377 | 1,023 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 356 | 1,352 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 516 | 4,302 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 502 | 2,542 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 514 | 12,546 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 542 | 2,549 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 599 | 20,452 | 68.4 |
| 2025 | 645 | 5,450 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Cherokee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cherokee 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
- York Electric Coop Inc13.7¢66,369 cust
- Broad River Electric Coop, Inc17.2¢23,660 cust
- City of Gaffney - (SC)12.3¢6,198 cust
- Lockhart Power Co14.2¢4,961 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 · 7.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, SC logged 645 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,452 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 15d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, City of Gaffney - (SC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
29330, 29340, 29341, 29372, 29702
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 | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | 1.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Gaffney - (SC) | - | Live · county | - |
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/45021 and /api/v1/counties/45021/history.