Power Outages in Oconee County, SC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Oconee County, SC across 1 reported incident. Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Seneca - (SC) and City of Westminster - (SC), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.9 hours.
Oconee County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/oconee-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Oconee County, SC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/oconee-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Seneca - (SC) and City of Westminster - (SC).
0.0%of this county's ~77,419 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Seneca - (SC), City of Westminster - (SC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Seneca - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Westminster - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Oconee 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29678 | 313 | 27 | 243 | ≤11 |
| 29693 | 238 | 18 | 181 | ≤11 |
| 29672 | 170 | ≤11 | 121 | ≤11 |
| 29691 | 142 | 13 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 29676 | 87 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 29643 | 61 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 29696 | 60 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 29664 | 28 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 29686 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29658 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Oconee County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Oconee County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Oconee County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 691 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 674 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 545 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Oconee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Oconee Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Oconee County went about 6.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 37,716 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 6.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 37,716 customers out) · decade average 17.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 266 | 6,132 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 285 | 3,657 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 380 | 6,933 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 872 | 3,077 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 714 | 6,666 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 526 | 26,690 | 55.9 |
| 2021 | 674 | 7,523 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 656 | 11,995 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 770 | 7,824 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 775 | 37,716 | 89.2 |
| 2025 | 790 | 13,276 | 6.9 |
Cost of power in Oconee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Oconee 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 Carolinas, LLC13.5¢582,062 cust
- Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)19.8¢68,647 cust
- Haywood Electric Member Corp18.5¢10 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 ice storms exposure · 17.4 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 Oconee County: FAQ
- How often does Oconee County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Oconee County, SC logged 790 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Oconee County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 37,716 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 14d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Oconee County, SC right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Oconee County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oconee County.
29643, 29658, 29664, 29665, 29672, 29676, 29678, 29686, 29691, 29693, 29696
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 12.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC) | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Seneca - (SC) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Westminster - (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/45073 and /api/v1/counties/45073/history. Live data as of .