Power Outages in Greenwood County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Greenwood County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.2 hours.
Greenwood County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Greenwood County.
No active NWS alerts for Greenwood County right now.
Greenwood County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Greenwood County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Greenwood County went about 6.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,946 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 29,946 customers out) · decade average 14.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 564 | 14,786 | 11.5 |
| 2016 | 567 | 1,950 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 523 | 6,014 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 591 | 4,061 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 497 | 5,423 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 475 | 4,449 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 498 | 2,023 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 465 | 4,582 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 548 | 4,523 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 556 | 29,946 | 119.0 |
| 2025 | 544 | 8,322 | 6.2 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 14.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Greenwood County: FAQ
- How often does Greenwood County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Greenwood County, SC logged 544 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Greenwood County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,946 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 16d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Greenwood County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Greenwood County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Greenwood County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Greenwood County.
29646, 29649, 29653, 29666, 29819
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/45047 and /api/v1/counties/45047/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).