Power Outages in Lexington County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc in Lexington County, SC. There is no live feed for Aiken Electric Coop Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Lexington County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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No active outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc in Lexington County.
No live feed for Aiken Electric Coop Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
32%of this county's ~367,488 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Aiken Electric Coop Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 117,634 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Aiken Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc 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 Lexington 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29073 | 457 | 37 | 323 | ≤11 |
| 29072 | 417 | 24 | 274 | ≤11 |
| 29212 | 299 | 17 | 176 | ≤11 |
| 29036 | 228 | 16 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 29170 | 222 | 14 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 29169 | 210 | 15 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 29070 | 198 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 29053 | 197 | 27 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 29033 | 109 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 29123 | 105 | ≤11 | 83 | 0 |
| 29172 | 89 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 29160 | 89 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 29054 | 89 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
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 Lexington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lexington County right now.
Lexington County has been under 45 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Flood Warning ×8
- Tornado Warning ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Latest Lexington County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,943 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 449 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,471 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 527 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
Hardest-hit cities in Lexington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lexington County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 126,022 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 126,022 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,033 | 13,500 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 831 | 21,165 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 1,322 | 30,565 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 1,182 | 39,448 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 1,102 | 30,997 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 1,015 | 15,042 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 1,056 | 8,114 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 1,011 | 21,120 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 1,054 | 14,307 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 962 | 126,022 | 36.9 |
| 2025 | 868 | 55,567 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Lexington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lexington 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.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc16.4¢712,679 cust
- Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc16.8¢57,067 cust
- Aiken Electric Coop Inc17.5¢50,850 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC)19.9¢17,670 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lexington County: FAQ
- How often does Lexington County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lexington County, SC logged 868 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lexington County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 126,022 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 13d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Lexington County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lexington County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lexington County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lexington County.
29033, 29036, 29053, 29054, 29070, 29072, 29073, 29123, 29160, 29169, 29170, 29172, 29212
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | |
| Aiken Electric Coop Inc | 3.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | 4.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | 8.5 hrs | 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/45063 and /api/v1/counties/45063/history.