Power Outages in Dillon County, SC
Is there a power outage in Dillon County, SC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dillon County, SC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Dillon County, SC is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/dillon-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dillon County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/dillon-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
Report an outage in Dillon County, SC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC), MPD Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
92%of this county's ~16,574 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 | 1 | 10,513 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 4,767 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and MPD Electric Cooperative 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 Dillon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29536 | 253 | 14 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 29565 | 105 | ≤11 | 81 | 0 |
| 29563 | 48 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 29547 | 28 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 29567 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 29543 | ≤11 | ≤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 Dillon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Dillon County right now.
Dillon County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Dillon County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 58m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 457 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Dillon 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 Dillon Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dillon County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,099 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 10,099 customers out) · decade average 19.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 378 | 5,340 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 448 | 10,099 | 115.3 |
| 2017 | 405 | 1,107 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 552 | 10,099 | 61.2 |
| 2019 | 530 | 4,736 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 446 | 1,033 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 364 | 1,427 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 405 | 2,798 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 429 | 1,196 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 510 | 3,105 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 566 | 2,208 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Dillon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dillon 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 19.3 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 Dillon County: FAQ
- How often does Dillon County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dillon County, SC logged 566 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dillon County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,099 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 11d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Dillon County, SC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Dillon County, SC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Dillon 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 Dillon County.
29536, 29543, 29547, 29563, 29565, 29567
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Dillon County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | 2.3 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/45033 and /api/v1/counties/45033/history. Live data as of .