Power Outages in Fairfield County, SC
Is there a power outage in Fairfield County, SC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc in Fairfield County, SC. There is no live feed for Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Winnsboro - (SC).
Fairfield County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fairfield County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/fairfield-county
No active outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc in Fairfield County.
No live feed for Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Winnsboro - (SC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Fairfield 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 Carolinas, LLC, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc, Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Winnsboro - (SC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
21%of this county's ~22,561 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Newberry Electric Coop, Inc, Town of Winnsboro - (SC). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,786 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 1,027 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winnsboro - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29180 | 145 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 29130 | 84 | ≤11 | 61 | 0 |
| 29015 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29065 | ≤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 Fairfield County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fairfield County right now.
Fairfield County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Fairfield County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 229 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 552 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fairfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fairfield County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,510 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,510 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 210 | 2,714 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 186 | 1,715 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 347 | 2,650 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 428 | 2,717 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 255 | 1,526 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 268 | 1,202 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 236 | 2,563 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 407 | 2,650 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 467 | 2,817 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 585 | 7,510 | 31.7 |
| 2025 | 531 | 2,423 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Fairfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fairfield 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
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.5¢582,062 cust
- Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢33,071 cust
- Newberry Electric Coop, Inc17.1¢13,215 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 ice storms exposure · 6.9 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 Fairfield County: FAQ
- How often does Fairfield County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fairfield County, SC logged 531 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fairfield County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,510 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 10d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Fairfield County, SC right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc in Fairfield County, SC. There is no live feed for Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Winnsboro - (SC).
- Which utilities serve Fairfield County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fairfield County.
29014, 29015, 29065, 29130, 29180
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 Fairfield County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | 8.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Winnsboro - (SC) | - | 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/45039 and /api/v1/counties/45039/history.