Power Outages in Georgetown County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Georgetown County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Georgetown County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Georgetown County.
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Georgetown County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Beach Hazards Statement ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Georgetown County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Georgetown County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,329 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 19,748 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 302 | 2,390 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 346 | 19,748 | 19.4 |
| 2017 | 576 | 2,837 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 830 | 4,736 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 553 | 9,974 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 695 | 4,363 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 780 | 3,876 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 774 | 24,329 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 718 | 3,102 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 681 | 19,521 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 797 | 2,616 | 2.4 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 4.6 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 Georgetown County: FAQ
- How often does Georgetown County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Georgetown County, SC logged 797 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Georgetown County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,329 customers without power, beginning September 30, 2022 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Georgetown County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Georgetown County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Georgetown County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Georgetown County.
29440, 29554, 29585
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/45043 and /api/v1/counties/45043/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).