Power Outages in Horry County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Horry County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Horry County, SC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Horry County.
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Horry 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
- Beach Hazards Statement ×4
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Horry County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,110 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,110 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Horry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Horry County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 183,359 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 183,359 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,094 | 49,109 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 1,120 | 183,359 | 30.1 |
| 2017 | 1,019 | 8,014 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 1,023 | 46,356 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 512 | 29,882 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 1,090 | 14,591 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 1,288 | 9,398 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 1,171 | 88,018 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 1,137 | 29,827 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 1,207 | 33,305 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 1,215 | 30,016 | 1.6 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 4.7 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 Horry County: FAQ
- How often does Horry County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Horry County, SC logged 1,215 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Horry County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 183,359 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 16d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Horry County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Horry County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Horry County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, HORRY ELECTRIC COOP INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Horry County.
29511, 29526, 29527, 29544, 29545, 29566, 29568, 29569, 29572, 29575, 29576, 29577, 29579, 29581, 29582, 29588
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 ✓ | — |
| HORRY ELECTRIC COOP INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45051 and /api/v1/counties/45051/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).