Power Outages in Jasper County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Palmetto Electric Coop Inc in Jasper County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Jasper County, SC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/jasper-county
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- October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jasper County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 05:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/jasper-county
No active outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Palmetto Electric Coop Inc in Jasper County.
25%of this county's ~47,223 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 11,907 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Palmetto Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Palmetto Electric Coop Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jasper 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.
By ZIP code (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29936 | 126 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 29927 | 77 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 29934 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 29943 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Jasper County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Jasper County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×15
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Tornado Watch ×5
- High Surf Advisory ×4
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
Latest Jasper County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,020 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,001 customers out (17% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 358 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Jasper County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jasper County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,402 customers.
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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 15,402 customers out) · decade average 9.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 361 | 1,572 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 293 | 6,681 | 31.8 |
| 2017 | 533 | 4,360 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 478 | 4,605 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 388 | 3,319 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 396 | 1,963 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 452 | 9,865 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 511 | 7,289 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 576 | 3,941 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 623 | 15,402 | 39.9 |
| 2025 | 625 | 3,660 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Jasper County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jasper 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.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc16.4¢712,679 cust
- Palmetto Electric Coop Inc14.4¢69,848 cust
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.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 9.5 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 Jasper County: FAQ
- How often does Jasper County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jasper County, SC logged 625 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jasper County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,402 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 9d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Jasper County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jasper County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jasper County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Palmetto Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jasper County.
29912, 29927, 29934, 29936, 29943
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | |
| Palmetto Electric Coop Inc | 0.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/45053 and /api/v1/counties/45053/history.