Power Outages in Darlington County, SC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Darlington County, SC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Darlington County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Darlington County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Darlington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Darlington Countyisn't available yet.
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?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- 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). Live data as of .