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Power Outages in Hampton County, SC

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc and Palmetto Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.

Hampton County, SC is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc and Palmetto Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Hampton County

0.0%of this county's ~22,701 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc, Palmetto Electric Coop Inc.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Dominion Energy South Carolina, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Edisto Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Palmetto Electric Coop IncLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Hampton 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.

Power-dependent
365
Oxygen service
105
Dialysis (facility)
91
Home health / hospice
132
By ZIP code (9)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2992472≤1156≤11
2994460≤1145≤11
2991856≤1140≤11
2991624021≤11
29911240220
29932≤110≤110
29923≤110≤11≤11
29922≤110≤110
29921≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Hampton County, SC

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hampton County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Hampton County

Hampton County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 10, 2026.

  • Flood Watch ×5
  • Tornado Watch ×5
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×1
  • Tornado Warning ×1

Latest Hampton County, SC outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 34m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 258 customers out (2.9% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 197 customers out (2.2% of the county)

Outage trend · Hampton County, SC
0customers out
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Hampton County, SC: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Hampton County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Hampton County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,886 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.0 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Hampton County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.4h, 2016 42.4h, 2017 9.0h, 2018 4.4h, 2019 4.8h, 2020 12.4h, 2021 2.0h, 2022 3.5h, 2023 5.0h, 2024 66.4h, 2025 3.0h. Highlighted: 2024.0204060802.4h201542.4h20169.0h20174.4h20184.8h201912.4h20202.0h20213.5h20225.0h202366.4h20243.0h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,886 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20153931,1882.4
20162677,20042.4
20174163,7199.0
20184264,9984.4
20193336,3974.8
20203465,02412.4
20213242,1492.0
20223561,5623.5
20234743,3955.0
20245048,88666.4
20254401,7663.0

Cost of power in Hampton County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Hampton 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.

16.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 15% since 2015
vs South Carolina avg 15.5¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 27, 20248,8867d 23h
October 8, 20167,2006d
June 20, 20196,3971d
February 5, 20246,2263d 7h
October 7, 20166,07619h 45m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 14.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Hampton County: FAQ

How often does Hampton County, SC lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Hampton County, SC logged 440 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Hampton County, SC?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,886 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 7d 23h.
Is there a power outage in Hampton County, SC right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Hampton County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Hampton County, SC?
Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Edisto Electric Coop, Inc, Palmetto Electric Coop Inc.
Nearby counties
Allendale CountyBamberg CountyBeaufort CountyColleton County
ZIP codes in Hampton County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hampton County.

29911, 29916, 29918, 29921, 29922, 29923, 29924, 29939, 29944

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc2.2 hrsLive · total only
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Edisto Electric Coop, Inc3.9 hrsLive · total only-
Palmetto Electric Coop Inc0.8 hrsLive · total only-

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/45049 and /api/v1/counties/45049/history.