COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 1 million customers remained without power in South Carolina hours after the remnants of Hurricane Helene left the state and the sun started to come out.
Utility officials warned power could be out for many for a long time. Crews were still assessing the damage and in some cases needed to cut their way through debris just to determine what was left standing.
At the peak, just under 1.4 million homes and businesses were without electricity. That’s over 40 percent of the state…