Power Outages in Marlboro County, SC
Is there a power outage in Marlboro County, SC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, no outages are reported by MPD Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) in Marlboro County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Bennettsville - (SC) and Duke Energy.
Marlboro County, SC is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/marlboro-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marlboro County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/marlboro-county
No active outages are reported by MPD Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) in Marlboro County.
No live feed for City of Bennettsville - (SC) and Duke Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Marlboro County, SC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC), MPD Electric Cooperative, Duke Energy and City of Bennettsville - (SC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
48%of this county's ~19,315 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bennettsville - (SC), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPD Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 4,742 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 4,488 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Bennettsville - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
MPD Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) 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 Marlboro 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29512 | 199 | 12 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 29570 | 67 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 29596 | 39 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 29525 | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 29516 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Marlboro County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marlboro County right now.
Marlboro County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Marlboro County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 394 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 390 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Marlboro County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marlboro County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,421 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 1.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,421 customers out) · decade average 4.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 269 | 3,139 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 305 | 4,421 | 15.5 |
| 2017 | 301 | 1,041 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 418 | 4,043 | 15.1 |
| 2019 | 320 | 1,918 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 256 | 3,518 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 200 | 1,468 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 239 | 2,543 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 248 | 1,002 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 320 | 1,232 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 380 | 1,121 | 1.1 |
Cost of power in Marlboro County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marlboro 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.5 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 Marlboro County: FAQ
- How often does Marlboro County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marlboro County, SC logged 380 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marlboro County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,421 customers without power, beginning January 22, 2016 and lasting about 1d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Marlboro County, SC right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, no outages are reported by MPD Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) in Marlboro County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Bennettsville - (SC) and Duke Energy.
- Which utilities serve Marlboro 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 Marlboro County.
29512, 29516, 29525, 29570, 29594, 29596
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Marlboro County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| MPD Electric Cooperative | 2.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Bennettsville - (SC) | - | 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/45069 and /api/v1/counties/45069/history.