Power Outages in Colleton County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Coastal Electric Coop, Inc and Edisto Electric Coop, Inc in Colleton County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Colleton County, SC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/colleton-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Colleton County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/colleton-county
No active outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Coastal Electric Coop, Inc and Edisto Electric Coop, Inc in Colleton County.
42%of this county's ~61,476 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 13,594 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Coastal Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 12,203 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Edisto Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 40 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Coastal Electric Coop, Inc and Edisto 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 Colleton 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29488 | 323 | 20 | 238 | ≤11 |
| 29475 | 53 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 29945 | 48 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 29435 | 47 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 29474 | 38 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 29481 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 29929 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 29493 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29452 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 29446 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29082 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Colleton County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Colleton County has been under 67 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×25
- Rip Current Statement ×16
- Flood Watch ×5
- Tornado Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- High Surf Advisory ×4
Latest Colleton County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 522 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 523 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 521 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 684 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Colleton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Colleton County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,355 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 20,355 customers out) · decade average 16.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 505 | 1,278 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 375 | 11,786 | 46.8 |
| 2017 | 811 | 11,277 | 14.2 |
| 2018 | 851 | 7,991 | 7.7 |
| 2019 | 652 | 9,219 | 15.0 |
| 2020 | 652 | 12,944 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 636 | 15,685 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 696 | 6,683 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 751 | 5,454 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 744 | 20,355 | 53.7 |
| 2025 | 833 | 3,583 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Colleton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Colleton 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.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc16.4¢712,679 cust
- Edisto Electric Coop, Inc19.0¢15,540 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 · 16.0 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 Colleton County: FAQ
- How often does Colleton County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Colleton County, SC logged 833 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Colleton County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,355 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 8d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Colleton County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Colleton County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Colleton County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Coastal Electric Coop, Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Colleton County.
29082, 29435, 29446, 29452, 29474, 29475, 29481, 29488, 29493, 29929, 29945
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | |
| Edisto Electric Coop, Inc | 3.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Coastal Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/45029 and /api/v1/counties/45029/history.