Power Outages in York County, SC
Is there a power outage in York County, SC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in York County, SC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Rock Hill - (SC), Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co and York Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
York County, SC is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/york-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in York County, SC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/south-carolina/york-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Rock Hill - (SC), Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co and York Electric Coop Inc.
Report an outage in York 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, York Electric Coop Inc, City of Rock Hill - (SC), Duke Energy, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
14%of this county's ~295,016 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Rock Hill - (SC), Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co, York Electric Coop Inc. 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 Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 3 | 40,854 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Rock Hill - (SC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Broad River Electric Coop, Inc and Fairfield 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 York 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29730 | 562 | 28 | 413 | 13 |
| 29732 | 514 | 23 | 360 | ≤11 |
| 29710 | 375 | ≤11 | 290 | ≤11 |
| 29745 | 354 | 15 | 275 | ≤11 |
| 29715 | 231 | ≤11 | 140 | ≤11 |
| 29708 | 177 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 29704 | 40 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 29726 | 25 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 29742 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 29743 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 29717 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
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 York County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for York County right now.
York County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 22, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in York 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 York Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in York County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 59,979 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 59,979 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 615 | 3,196 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 665 | 7,320 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 590 | 5,899 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 632 | 6,587 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 655 | 2,902 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 693 | 13,769 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 724 | 13,126 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 703 | 7,326 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 773 | 12,378 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 788 | 59,979 | 14.4 |
| 2025 | 854 | 4,971 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in York County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for York 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
- York Electric Coop Inc13.7¢66,369 cust
- City of Rock Hill - (SC)12.3¢36,786 cust
- Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc15.6¢33,071 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High ice storms exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in York County: FAQ
- How often does York County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, York County, SC logged 854 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in York County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 59,979 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 6d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in York County, SC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:35 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in York County, SC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Rock Hill - (SC), Duke Energy, Lockhart Power Co and York Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve York County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Rock Hill. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the York County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within York County.
29704, 29708, 29710, 29715, 29717, 29726, 29730, 29732, 29733, 29742, 29743, 29745
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 York 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 | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | 1.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| City of Rock Hill - (SC) | 1.2 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Fairfield Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Lockhart Power Co | - | 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/45091 and /api/v1/counties/45091/history. Live data as of .