Power Outages in Alamance County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Alamance County, NC across 2 reported incidents. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Randolph Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 225.9 hours.
Alamance County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/alamance-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alamance County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/alamance-county
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- Randolph Electric Member Corp
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~90,017 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Piedmont Electric Member Corp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alamance Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27215 | 467 | 13 | 351 | ≤11 |
| 27217 | 383 | 19 | 292 | 12 |
| 27253 | 324 | 12 | 253 | ≤11 |
| 27302 | 272 | ≤11 | 196 | ≤11 |
| 27244 | 115 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 27349 | 87 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 27258 | 81 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Alamance County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alamance County right now.
Alamance County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Alamance County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 423 customers out (8.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 422 customers out (8.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 109 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Alamance County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Alamance Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alamance County went about 225.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 925 customers.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 225.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 925 customers out) · decade average 208.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 809 | 925 | 115.9 |
| 2016 | 826 | 925 | 156.8 |
| 2017 | 732 | 925 | 118.3 |
| 2018 | 725 | 925 | 309.8 |
| 2019 | 740 | 925 | 165.4 |
| 2020 | 807 | 925 | 216.2 |
| 2021 | 840 | 925 | 197.5 |
| 2022 | 912 | 925 | 340.6 |
| 2023 | 810 | 925 | 186.5 |
| 2024 | 792 | 925 | 264.2 |
| 2025 | 706 | 925 | 225.9 |
Cost of power in Alamance County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alamance County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.4¢1,961,108 cust
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Randolph Electric Member Corp16.2¢31,531 cust
- Piedmont Electric Member Corp15.6¢30,640 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 208.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Alamance County: FAQ
- How often does Alamance County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alamance County, NC logged 706 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 225.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alamance County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 925 customers without power, beginning March 7, 2024 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Alamance County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 8 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Alamance County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Piedmont Electric Member Corp, Randolph Electric Member Corp.
Burlington. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Alamance County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alamance County.
27201, 27202, 27215, 27217, 27244, 27253, 27258, 27302, 27340, 27349
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | 8.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | 3.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37001 and /api/v1/counties/37001/history. Live data as of .