Power Outages in Laurens County, SC
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. City of Laurens - (SC) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Clinton Combined Utility Sys, Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Newberry Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Laurens County, SC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Laurens County, SC". https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/laurens-county
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
City of Laurens - (SC) publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Clinton Combined Utility Sys, Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Newberry Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~143,868 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Clinton Combined Utility Sys, Duke Energy, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Newberry 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: City of Laurens - (SC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Laurens - (SC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinton Combined Utility Sys | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Laurens 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29360 | 289 | 21 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 29644 | 249 | 13 | 191 | ≤11 |
| 29325 | 213 | 14 | 148 | 0 |
| 29645 | 144 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 29384 | 81 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 29692 | 74 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 29332 | 52 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 29351 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 29370 | 15 | 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 Laurens County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Laurens County right now.
Laurens County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
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 8h 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 860 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 851 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 13h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,495 customers out (4.9% of the county)
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.
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 2.6 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Laurens County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Laurens 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
- Laurens Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢59,786 cust
- Newberry Electric Coop, Inc17.1¢13,215 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 · 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 City of Laurens - (SC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
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 Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | 8.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Laurens - (SC) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Clinton Combined Utility Sys | - | No live feed | - |
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/45059 and /api/v1/counties/45059/history.