Power Outages in Pickens County, SC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Pickens County, SC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Pickens County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Pickens County right now.
Pickens County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Pickens County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 617 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 591 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Pickens 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 Pickens Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pickens County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 46,768 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 46,768 customers out) · decade average 12.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 576 | 6,638 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 550 | 3,291 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 616 | 15,242 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | 892 | 10,086 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 777 | 2,851 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 778 | 27,670 | 22.1 |
| 2021 | 779 | 30,506 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 751 | 6,872 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 785 | 7,504 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 790 | 46,768 | 74.7 |
| 2025 | 835 | 7,958 | 2.8 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 12.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Pickens County: FAQ
- How often does Pickens County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pickens County, SC logged 835 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pickens County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 46,768 customers without power, beginning September 24, 2024 and lasting about 17d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Pickens County, SC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Pickens County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pickens County.
29630, 29631, 29634, 29640, 29657, 29667, 29671, 29682, 29685
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/45077 and /api/v1/counties/45077/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers). Live data as of .