Power Outages in Laurens County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Laurens County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Laurens County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Laurens County.
No active NWS alerts for Laurens County right now.
Laurens County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Laurens County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,107 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Laurens County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Laurens County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,984 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 27,984 customers out) · decade average 8.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 519 | 4,498 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 839 | 2,016 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 905 | 6,314 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 801 | 4,541 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 657 | 4,681 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 723 | 5,635 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 785 | 4,247 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 709 | 5,477 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 832 | 4,340 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 846 | 27,984 | 69.6 |
| 2025 | 848 | 8,421 | 2.6 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 8.3 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 Laurens County: FAQ
- How often does Laurens County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Laurens County, SC logged 848 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Laurens County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,984 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 16d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Laurens County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Laurens County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Laurens County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Laurens County.
29325, 29332, 29351, 29360, 29370, 29384, 29645, 29692
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/45059 and /api/v1/counties/45059/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).