Power Outages in Newberry County, SC
Is there a power outage in Newberry County, SC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc in Newberry County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Newberry - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Prosperity - (SC).
Newberry County, SC is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Newberry County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/newberry-county
No active outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc in Newberry County.
No live feed for City of Newberry - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Prosperity - (SC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Newberry 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 Carolinas, LLC, Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Town of Prosperity - (SC) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
12%of this county's ~35,476 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Newberry - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc, Town of Prosperity - (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 | 2,420 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 1,811 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 81 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Newberry - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Prosperity - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, 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 Newberry 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29108 | 214 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 29127 | 124 | 12 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 29178 | 51 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 29075 | 30 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 29126 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 29037 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 29355 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29145 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 29122 | ≤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 Newberry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Newberry County right now.
Newberry County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Newberry County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 311 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Newberry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Newberry County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,661 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 7.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 16,661 customers out) · decade average 12.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 195 | 1,413 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 149 | 681 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 163 | 1,451 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 223 | 1,540 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 179 | 3,081 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 395 | 2,695 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 336 | 1,458 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 401 | 9,725 | 12.8 |
| 2023 | 477 | 3,005 | 13.3 |
| 2024 | 717 | 16,661 | 91.6 |
| 2025 | 673 | 9,480 | 7.3 |
Cost of power in Newberry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Newberry 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
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.5¢582,062 cust
- Laurens Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢59,786 cust
- Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc16.8¢57,067 cust
- Broad River Electric Coop, Inc17.2¢23,660 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 12.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Newberry County: FAQ
- How often does Newberry County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Newberry County, SC logged 673 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Newberry County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,661 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 15d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Newberry County, SC right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc in Newberry County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Newberry - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Newberry Electric Coop, Inc and Town of Prosperity - (SC).
- Which utilities serve Newberry County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Newberry County.
29037, 29075, 29108, 29122, 29126, 29127, 29145, 29178, 29355
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 Newberry County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in South Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Mid-Carolina Electric Coop Inc | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Newberry Electric Coop, Inc | 8.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Prosperity - (SC) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Newberry - (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/45071 and /api/v1/counties/45071/history.