Power Outages in Darlington County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Darlington County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Darlington County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Darlington County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Darlington County has been under 76 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×38
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
Latest Darlington County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 32m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,719 customers out (14% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 726 customers out (3.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Darlington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Darlington County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,197 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 20,197 customers out) · decade average 12.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 632 | 7,510 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 623 | 20,197 | 74.3 |
| 2017 | 649 | 1,789 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 781 | 7,094 | 18.3 |
| 2019 | 786 | 4,053 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 741 | 3,793 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 667 | 5,717 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 617 | 5,905 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 624 | 5,281 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 798 | 6,300 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 875 | 4,113 | 2.9 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 12.1 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 Darlington County: FAQ
- How often does Darlington County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Darlington County, SC logged 875 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Darlington County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,197 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 7d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Darlington County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Darlington County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Darlington County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Darlington County.
29069, 29079, 29532, 29540, 29550, 29593
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45031 and /api/v1/counties/45031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).