COLUMBIA, S.C. — As winter weather moves into South Carolina and the Midlands, there's a chance that some residents may end up having power outages caused by ice and downed trees. Of course, that's not all that can happen during a storm.
So, who do you call when you have an emergency or want to report a dangerous situation? Here is a list of responders in Richland and Lexington counties.
Download the WLTX app for the latest information. You can also text APP to 803-776-9508 to get those download links.
Dominion Energy: to report downed lines or power outages, call 1-888-333-4465; for a suspected gas leak, 1-800-815-0083.
Mobile: People can report an outage
Text: Register for Dominion Energy's text option online at www.sceg.com. Simply log in to your account and look for the "Activate Text Options" under the "Account Options" feature and then follow the instructions. If you are experiencing an outage, simply text the word "OUT" to 467234.
Duke Energy Progress
Phone: 800-419-6356
Click here for online reporting system
Orangeburg DPU:
Phone: 803-268-4100
South Carolina Electric Cooperative's Outage Map:
Aiken Electric Cooperative
1-877-264-5368
1-803-649-6245
1-800-922-1262
Berkeley Electric Cooperative
1-888-253-4232
Black River Electric Cooperative
Sumter- 1-803-469-8060
Camden- 1-803-432-9854
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative
1-888-258-3743
Broad River Electric Cooperative
Cherokee County- 1-864-489-5738
Other Counties- 1-866-266-7688
Coastal Electric Cooperative
1-843-538-5800
Edisto Electric Cooperative
1-800-433-3292
Fairfield Electric Cooperative
1-800-499-7862
Horry Electric Cooperative
1-843-369-2212
Laurens Electric Cooperative
1-800-942-3141
Little River Electric Cooperative
1-800-459-2141 or 366-2141
Lynches River Electric Cooperative
1-866-675-5732
Marlboro Electric Cooperative
1-843-479-38551-800-922-9174
Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative
1-803-749-6444
1-888-813-7000
Newberry Electric Cooperative
1-803-276-1121
Palmetto Electric Cooperative
1-866-445-5551
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative
1-843-665-4070
1-866-747-0060
Santee Electric Cooperative
1-888-239-2300
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
1-803-874-1215
1-877-874-1215
York Electric Cooperative
1-866-374-1234
TOWN EMERGENCY NUMBERS:
Town of Lexington: for downed trees in the roadway within town limits, call the Parks Dept. at (803) 359-1027
City of Cayce: non-emergency number (803) 794-0456
City of Columbia: Office of Emergency Management (803) 545-4296
COLUMBIA HOUSING:
Columbia Housing has an emergency response protocol to address severe weather. According to a statement, residents of Columbia Housing units should follow this protocol:
- During a Level 1 Emergency, Security Staff and Maintenance Staff are Columbia Housing’s First Responders. They are primarily responsible for Columbia Housing’s ‘direct response’ and should consider themselves on-call after-hours throughout the emergency.
- The CH Property Management Teams, Resident Services Staff, Case Managers, and Executive Leadership are considered Secondary Responders to provide support, as needed, to Columbia Housing’s First Responders. The emergency response protocol to address the current threat of flash flooding, severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, tornadoes, and power outages for its residents is as follows:
- Sandbagging & Flash Flooding: Sandbags should be placed at Columbia Housing units in flood-prone areas such as Calhoun and Harden Streets and other low-lying areas. Security staff and Maintenance staff are responsible for installing the Sandbags in coordination with Property Management Teams.
- Damaging Winds, Tornadoes & Power Outages: Columbia Housing’s Emergency Answering Service can be reached at (803) 251-2747. Residents are encouraged to phone in any emergency that may arise related to inclement weather. Power outages are to be reported to Dominion Energy at 1-888-333-4465. If there are prolonged outages in any complex or unit; Project Management Teams should be prepared to transport and refer residents, as necessary, to the City of Columbia-sponsored shelters.
NEW: Text WEATHER to (803) 776-9508 for the latest weather updates and get your weather questions answered.