Power Outages in Lee County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) and MPD Electric Cooperative in Lee County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Camden and Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.1 hours.
Lee County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/lee-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lee County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/lee-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) and MPD Electric Cooperative in Lee County.
No live feed for City of Camden and Duke Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
75%of this county's ~12,022 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Camden, Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 5,623 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | Live · county | 0 | 2,853 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 527 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Camden | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) and MPD Electric Cooperative reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lee 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29010 | 137 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 29080 | 38 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 29104 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 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 Lee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×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 2h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 507 customers out (5.6% 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.
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 8.1 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Lee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lee 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 Progress - (NC)14.1¢143,884 cust
- MPD Electric Cooperative13.7¢32,130 cust
- Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)15.1¢30,874 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 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 Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), MPD Electric Cooperative.
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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Camden | - | 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/45061 and /api/v1/counties/45061/history.