When will the power be back in Forest Acres, SC?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Forest Acres, South Carolina — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Forest Acres is a city in Richland County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Forest Acres directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Forest Acres is a city of about 10,438 residents in Richland County.
Dominion Energy South Carolina has reported outages for Forest Acres by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when Forest Acres is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
Around Forest Acres: the closest other places we track are Columbia, about 4 miles to the east; Cayce, about 7 miles to the southwest; West Columbia, about 8 miles to the west; Irmo, about 14 miles to the west. Also nearby: Lexington (15 mi W), Sumter (34 mi E), Orangeburg (38 mi S), Newberry (40 mi NW), Aiken (55 mi SW), Rock Hill (63 mi N), Waxhaw, NC (64 mi N), North Augusta (67 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Fort Mill (67 mi); northeast toward Laurinburg, NC (99 mi); east toward Florence (68 mi); southeast toward Moncks Corner (81 mi); south toward Beaufort (110 mi); west toward Greenwood (68 mi); northwest toward Gaffney (82 mi).
Who serves Forest Acres?
We track live outage data from Dominion Energy South Carolina, Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative ↗ in Richland County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Forest Acres, SC?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Forest Acres area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Forest Acres, SC?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Forest Acres area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Forest Acres, SC?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Richland County include Dominion Energy South Carolina, Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Forest Acres specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Forest Acres we have the city-level view: Dominion Energy South Carolina has published outages for Forest Acres under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-27. When Forest Acres is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Richland County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Forest Acres.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
