Power Outages in Florence County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Florence County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Florence County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Florence County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Florence County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Florence County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 18h 50m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,381 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,381 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,384 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,410 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,410 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,431 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,525 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Florence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Florenceno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Florence County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 48,077 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 48,077 customers out) · decade average 9.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 953 | 5,325 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 946 | 48,077 | 74.7 |
| 2017 | 985 | 3,406 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 947 | 12,740 | 8.8 |
| 2019 | 982 | 23,390 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 948 | 10,146 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 965 | 4,551 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 894 | 8,601 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 934 | 8,302 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 1,075 | 6,382 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 1,081 | 4,099 | 1.5 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 9.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Florence County: FAQ
- How often does Florence County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Florence County, SC logged 1,081 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Florence County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 48,077 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 8d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Florence County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Florence County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Florence County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Florence. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Florence County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Florence County.
29114, 29161, 29501, 29505, 29506, 29530, 29541, 29555, 29560, 29583, 29591
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/45041 and /api/v1/counties/45041/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).