Power Outages in Kershaw County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Kershaw County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Kershaw County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Kershaw County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Kershaw County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
Latest Kershaw County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,047 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Kershaw County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kershaw County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,062 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 9,055 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 202 | 1,905 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 209 | 3,543 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | 467 | 2,976 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 613 | 3,039 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 545 | 5,420 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 658 | 2,586 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 613 | 7,651 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 665 | 9,062 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 718 | 3,257 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 788 | 9,055 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 871 | 4,356 | 2.1 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 2.8 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 Kershaw County: FAQ
- How often does Kershaw County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kershaw County, SC logged 871 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kershaw County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,062 customers without power, beginning January 16, 2022 and lasting about 2d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Kershaw County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kershaw County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kershaw County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kershaw County.
29009, 29020, 29032, 29045, 29074, 29078, 29175
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/45055 and /api/v1/counties/45055/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).