Power Outages in Marion County, SC
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. MPD Electric Cooperative publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Marion County, SC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/marion-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marion County, SC". https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/marion-county
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
MPD Electric Cooperative publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~20,443 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Duke Energy Progress - (NC). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: MPD Electric Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Marion 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29571 | 206 | 18 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 29574 | 140 | 20 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 29546 | 41 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 29592 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29589 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 29519 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Marion County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Marion County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
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 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 321 customers out (1.9% 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 8,497 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 3.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 8,497 customers out) · decade average 23.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 533 | 2,406 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 463 | 8,497 | 135.4 |
| 2017 | 429 | 4,259 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 493 | 8,497 | 64.5 |
| 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 |
Cost of power in Marion County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marion 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
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 hurricanes exposure · 23.3 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 8,497 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, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), MPD Electric Cooperative.
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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/45067 and /api/v1/counties/45067/history.