Power Outages in Union County, SC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC in Union County, SC. There is no live feed for City of Union - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Lockhart Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Union County, SC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/union-county
No active outages are reported by Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC in Union County.
No live feed for City of Union - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc and Lockhart Power Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
11%of this county's ~40,261 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Union - (SC), Laurens Electric Coop, Inc, Lockhart Power Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,476 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 693 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 125 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Union - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 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 Union 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29379 | 276 | 15 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 29353 | 60 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 29321 | 53 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 29031 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Union County right now.
Union County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on September 23, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,866 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,866 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 68 | 641 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 41 | 645 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 178 | 842 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 199 | 1,421 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 168 | 1,168 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 158 | 784 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 92 | 626 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 143 | 1,101 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 166 | 1,232 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 272 | 3,866 | 26.2 |
| 2025 | 256 | 1,822 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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
- Broad River Electric Coop, Inc17.2¢23,660 cust
- Lockhart Power Co14.2¢4,961 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 · 3.1 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, SC logged 256 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,866 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 11d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
29321, 29353, 29364, 29379
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 | Live · county | - |
| Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | |
| Laurens Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Union - (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/45087 and /api/v1/counties/45087/history.