Days after the aftermath of Hurricane Helene tore through South Carolina, nearly a million customers are still without power.
As of 11 a.m. Sunday morning, 904,051 customers in the Palmetto State were still reporting outages, according to poweroutage.us. That’s about a third of the 2,818,951 customers in South Carolina tracked by the outlet.
Nearly 75,000 of the outages were reported in Richland (30,648) and Lexington (43,396) counties. A total of 107,763 customers in the Midlands reported having no power.
The majority of the ongoing outages occurred in the Upstate region of South Carolina.
Dominion Energy said 132,572 of its 820,703 customers were still reporting outages after Helene lashed South Carolina with heavy rain and strong winds Thursday and Friday. More than 45,000 Dominion customers in Richland (24,981) and Lexington (21,696) counties were still in the dark Sunday morning.
Dominion reported it had restored power to approximately 300,000 customers who experienced outages due to the storm.
Another 233,895 outages were reported by the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, including 81,000 in the Midlands.
Of the 541,427 outages Duke Energy reported in South Carolina, 2,195 occurred in or near the Midlands region.
South Carolina residents are also encouraged to carry a flashlight and extra batteries, and to keep cell phones and mobile devices charged in case the power goes out.
To report an outage, customers can go online or call:
â–ª Dominion 888-333-4465
â–ª Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina 803-796-6060
â–ª Santee Cooper 888-769-7688
â–ª Duke 800-769-3766
