Power Outages in Clarendon County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) and Santee Electric Coop, Inc in Clarendon County, SC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Clarendon County, SC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/clarendon-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clarendon County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/clarendon-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) and Santee Electric Coop, Inc in Clarendon County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
34%of this county's ~30,506 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. 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 Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 6,289 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | Live · county | 0 | 4,155 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Santee Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) and Santee 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 Clarendon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29102 | 281 | 12 | 229 | ≤11 |
| 29148 | 101 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 29125 | 35 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 29001 | 25 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 29162 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 29111 | 20 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Clarendon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clarendon County right now.
Clarendon County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Clarendon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clarendon County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,701 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 6,298 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 225 | 3,275 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 311 | 6,298 | 28.4 |
| 2017 | 491 | 6,701 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 699 | 3,450 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 526 | 5,407 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 587 | 2,099 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 584 | 6,546 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 685 | 2,303 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 762 | 2,121 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 630 | 4,593 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 759 | 2,899 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Clarendon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clarendon 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 Progress - (NC)14.1¢143,884 cust
- Santee Electric Coop, Inc16.4¢35,356 cust
- Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)15.1¢30,874 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 hurricanes exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Clarendon County: FAQ
- How often does Clarendon County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clarendon County, SC logged 759 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clarendon County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,701 customers without power, beginning October 13, 2017 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Clarendon County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clarendon County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clarendon County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Santee Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clarendon County.
29001, 29051, 29102, 29111, 29148, 29162
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Santee Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/45027 and /api/v1/counties/45027/history.