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Power outage impacting over 1,000 people in the Myrtle Beach, SC area. Here’s where

The Santee Cooper power station sits on the corner of Piedmont Avenue. Jan. 24, 2024.
The Santee Cooper power station sits on the corner of Piedmont Avenue. Jan. 24, 2024. jlee@thesunnews.com

More than 1,000 people lost power in the Myrtle Beach area Tuesday afternoon, according to the Santee Cooper power outage map.

The outage in Carolina Forest was caused by a component failure, said Santee Cooper spokesperson Tracy Vreeland. She is not sure what failed but crews are working to fix it. It is most concentrated around Stoney Falls Lane.

The power went out around 1:30 p.m. and expected to return by 3:30 p.m. As of 3:09 p.m., 657 people people were still impacted.

Emalyn Muzzy
The Sun News
Emalyn Muzzy is the retail and leisure reporter for The Sun News. She started as a breaking news reporter in Myrtle Beach before switching to the business beat. She graduated from the University of Minnesota is 2022 with a degree in journalism and Spanish.
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