Power Outages in Marion County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Marion County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Marion County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Marion County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Marion County has been under 88 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×38
- Special Weather Statement ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×17
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
Latest Marion County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 8m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,075 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Marion County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,009 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 12,009 customers out) · decade average 25.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 533 | 2,406 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 463 | 12,009 | 157.3 |
| 2017 | 429 | 4,259 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 493 | 10,385 | 67.3 |
| 2019 | 475 | 1,411 | 7.8 |
| 2020 | 548 | 2,001 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 489 | 3,744 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 419 | 2,836 | 13.0 |
| 2023 | 468 | 1,487 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 553 | 3,626 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 569 | 1,510 | 3.7 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 25.5 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 Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, SC logged 569 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,009 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 13d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Marion County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Marion County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marion County.
29519, 29546, 29571, 29574, 29589, 29592
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/45067 and /api/v1/counties/45067/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).