Power Outages in Lancaster County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lancaster County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Lancaster County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lancaster County.
No active NWS alerts for Lancaster County right now.
Lancaster County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lancaster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lancaster County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lancaster County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45057 and /api/v1/counties/45057/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).