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    Thousands without power overnight Friday as Hurricane Helene impacts Lowcountry

    By Zandrea MaysSophie Brams,

    23 days ago

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    CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Thousands of Lowcountry residents are without power overnight as Hurricane Helene brings heavy rain and gusty winds to the Carolinas.

    Dominion Energy, Berkeley Electric Cooperative, and Santee Cooper were all reporting outages as of 3 a.m. Friday.

    Here’s how to report a power outage:

    DOMINION ENERGY:

    CHARLESTON COUNTY : 34,512 are without power.

    COLLETON COUNTY : 11,652 are without power.

    DORCHESTER COUNTY : 14,615 are without power.

    BERKELEY COUNTY : 4,448 are without power.

    You can view the outage map here .

    Call 1-888-333-4465 or click here to report online. You can also report through the Dominion Energy App, free on Apple or Google Play stores.

    BERKELEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE:

    22,389 are without power.

    You can view the outage map here .

    Call 1-888-253-4232 or click here to report online.

    SANTEE COOPER:

    78 are without power.

    You can view the outage map here .

    Call 888-769-7688 or click here to report online.

    EDISTO ELECTRIC:

    Currently, Edisto Electric’s website shows no members without power.

    You can view the outage map here .

    Call 803-245-5141 or click here to report online.

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    For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WCBD News 2.

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    seekingtruth
    22d ago
    Edisto is more than 12 hr without power 9/27/24
    seekingtruth
    22d ago
    Edisto, I think your information is not accurate. I'm one of your members, and we don't have power since 5am
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