Power Outages in Sumter County, SC
Is there a power outage in Sumter County, SC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Sumter County, SC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Camden, Duke Energy and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Sumter County, SC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/sumter-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sumter County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/sumter-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Camden, Duke Energy and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC).
Report an outage in Sumter 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), Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC), Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC), Duke Energy and City of Camden; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
63%of this county's ~87,333 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Camden, Duke Energy, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 1 | 32,793 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | Live · county | 0 | 22,566 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Camden | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) 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 Sumter 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29150 | 434 | 47 | 299 | ≤11 |
| 29154 | 311 | 35 | 237 | ≤11 |
| 29153 | 172 | 19 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 29040 | 85 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 29128 | 52 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 29168 | 31 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 29051 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 29152 | ≤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 Sumter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sumter County right now.
Sumter County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Lake Wind Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Lake Wind Advisory ×10
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Sumter County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 662 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 511 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sumter 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 Sumter Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sumter County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,446 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 27,446 customers out) · decade average 7.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 690 | 7,167 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 726 | 27,446 | 40.5 |
| 2017 | 741 | 7,795 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 901 | 10,397 | 8.2 |
| 2019 | 836 | 14,520 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 849 | 5,165 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 825 | 15,457 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 795 | 9,719 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 833 | 4,387 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 938 | 8,947 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 842 | 22,428 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Sumter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sumter 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
- Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC)15.1¢30,874 cust
- Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC)19.9¢17,670 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 · 7.4 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 Sumter County: FAQ
- How often does Sumter County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sumter County, SC logged 842 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sumter County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,446 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 12h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Sumter County, SC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Sumter County, SC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Camden, Duke Energy and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Sumter County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Sumter. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Sumter County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sumter County.
29040, 29062, 29125, 29128, 29150, 29152, 29153, 29154, 29168
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 Sumter 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 | - |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC) | 4.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Black River Electric Coop, Inc - (SC) | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Camden | - | 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/45085 and /api/v1/counties/45085/history. Live data as of .