Power Outages in Lancaster County, SC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Lancaster County, SC across 1 reported incident. Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc and Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and York Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Lancaster County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/lancaster-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lancaster County, SC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/lancaster-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy and York Electric Coop Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~91,850 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, York Electric Coop Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc, Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Outages only | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lancaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29720 | 654 | 31 | 538 | ≤11 |
| 29707 | 350 | 15 | 238 | ≤11 |
| 29067 | 128 | ≤11 | 107 | 0 |
| 29058 | 65 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
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 Lancaster County or any town and utility in it.
- Lake Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Lancaster County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lancaster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lancaster Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lancaster County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,052 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 14,374 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 633 | 3,616 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 653 | 2,409 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 605 | 11,923 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 710 | 4,363 | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 713 | 10,435 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 679 | 4,794 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 754 | 12,378 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 695 | 14,374 | 12.2 |
| 2023 | 745 | 3,071 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 833 | 17,052 | 11.3 |
| 2025 | 765 | 5,861 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Lancaster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lancaster 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.
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.5¢582,062 cust
- York Electric Coop Inc13.7¢66,369 cust
- Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢33,071 cust
- Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc16.3¢21,730 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 ice storms exposure · 4.7 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 Lancaster County: FAQ
- How often does Lancaster County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lancaster County, SC logged 765 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lancaster County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,052 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 5d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Lancaster County, SC right now?
- Yes, about 10 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lancaster County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc, Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lancaster County.
29058, 29067, 29707, 29720
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | 1.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Lynches River Elec Coop, Inc | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · 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/45057 and /api/v1/counties/45057/history. Live data as of .