POWER OUTAGES: Crews working to restore power across Lowcountry

Published: Sep. 30, 2022 at 4:54 AM EDT|Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 12:48 PM EDT
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Just over 770 electric customers remained without power at 12:40 p.m. Sunday, down from nearly 150,000 Friday afternoon as the Lowcountry felt the effects of the storm.

Ian made landfall at 2:05 p.m. just south of Georgetown, the National Weather Service reported. But well before that, the number of outages was already approaching the 100,000-mark.

Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy is reporting 94 Lowcountry customers without power as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday, down from just under 100,000 at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

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  • Charleston County: 47
  • Berkeley County: 1
  • Dorchester County: 46
  • Colleton County: 0
  • Beaufort County: 1
  • Orangeburg County: 0

Outages can be reported through the Dominion Energy app or by calling 888-333-4465 or by texting 467234.

Berkeley Electric Cooperative

The Berkeley Electric Cooperative is reporting 120 outages as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday across the Tri-County area.

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  • Charleston County: 0
  • Berkeley County: 120
  • Dorchester County: 0

Outages can be reported by calling 888-253-4232.

Edisto Electric Cooperative

Edisto Electric is reporting a total of 1 customer impacted by active outages as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday.

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  • Berkeley County: 0
  • Dorchester County: 0
  • Orangeburg County: 1

Outages can be reported by calling 800-433-3292.

Coastal Electric Cooperative

The Coastal Electric Cooperative is reporting 0 outages in Lowcountry counties as of 10:45 a.m. Sunday.

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  • Colleton County: 0
  • Dorchester County: 0

Outages can be reported by calling 843-538-5800.

Santee Electric Cooperative

The Santee Electric Cooperative reported 537 outages as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday in Lowcountry counties.

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  • Berkeley County: 0
  • Georgetown County: 443
  • Williamsburg County: 94

Santee Electric Coop customers can report outages by calling 1-888-239-2300.

Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper reported 24 customers impacted by active outages in the Lowcountry as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday.

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  • Charleston County: 0
  • Berkeley County: 0
  • Georgetown County: 24
  • Williamsburg County: 0

Santee Cooper customers can report outages by calling 888-769-7688.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.