Power Outages in Lee County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lee County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.1 hours.
Lee County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lee County.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 65 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 31, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×25
- Heat Advisory ×19
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×9
- Flood Advisory ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Lee County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 508 customers out (8.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 58m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 827 customers out (15% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 429 customers out (7.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 408 customers out (7.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lee County went about 8.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,517 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 5,517 customers out) · decade average 13.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 251 | 2,066 | 9.0 |
| 2016 | 334 | 5,517 | 81.5 |
| 2017 | 347 | 3,900 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 188 | 403 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 243 | 2,233 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 409 | 2,031 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 402 | 2,597 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 374 | 4,774 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | 385 | 1,531 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 411 | 3,306 | 7.7 |
| 2025 | 420 | 2,849 | 8.1 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 13.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lee County: FAQ
- How often does Lee County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lee County, SC logged 420 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lee County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,517 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 5d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lee County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lee County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lee County.
29010, 29046, 29080, 29104
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/45061 and /api/v1/counties/45061/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).