Power Outages in Darlington County, SC
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. MPD Electric Cooperative publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Darlington County, SC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/darlington-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Darlington County, SC". https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/darlington-county
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
MPD Electric Cooperative publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~38,717 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.
Only visible while reporting outages: Duke Energy Progress - (NC). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: MPD Electric Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Darlington 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29550 | 405 | 33 | 291 | ≤11 |
| 29532 | 216 | 20 | 174 | 0 |
| 29540 | 69 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 29069 | 60 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 29593 | 25 | ≤11 | 22 | 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 Darlington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Darlington County right now.
Darlington County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
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 19,211 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 19,211 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 632 | 7,510 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 623 | 19,211 | 73.7 |
| 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 |
Cost of power in Darlington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Darlington 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
- MPD Electric Cooperative13.7¢32,130 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 12.0 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 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 19,211 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, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), MPD Electric Cooperative.
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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/45031 and /api/v1/counties/45031/history.