Power Outages in Chester County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc in Chester 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 3.7 hours.
Chester County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/chester-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chester County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/chester-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc in Chester County.
No live feed for Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co and York Electric Coop Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
64%of this county's ~24,323 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 | 15,485 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 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 and Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc 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 Chester 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29706 | 281 | 13 | 209 | ≤11 |
| 29055 | 71 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 29714 | 35 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 29729 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 29712 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 29014 | 25 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤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 Chester County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chester County right now.
Chester County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Chester County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chester County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,625 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 3.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,625 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 453 | 1,163 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 480 | 2,235 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 472 | 2,178 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 510 | 2,067 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 454 | 2,129 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 466 | 3,480 | 9.0 |
| 2021 | 460 | 3,262 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 480 | 3,348 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | 486 | 2,361 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 602 | 12,625 | 31.7 |
| 2025 | 566 | 3,109 | 3.7 |
Cost of power in Chester County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chester 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
- Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢33,071 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 · 7.0 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 Chester County: FAQ
- How often does Chester County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chester County, SC logged 566 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chester County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,625 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 7d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Chester County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Chester County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Chester County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chester County.
29031, 29055, 29706, 29712, 29714, 29724, 29729
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 | - |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | - | 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/45023 and /api/v1/counties/45023/history.