Power Outages in Alexander County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Alexander County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Alexander County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Alexander County.
No active NWS alerts for Alexander County right now.
Alexander County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Alexander County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alexander County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,411 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,525 customers out) · decade average 21.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 417 | 2,923 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 456 | 1,413 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 502 | 13,150 | 46.0 |
| 2018 | 541 | 3,646 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 460 | 4,679 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | 488 | 13,411 | 48.2 |
| 2021 | 576 | 3,397 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 599 | 3,636 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 636 | 2,032 | 10.8 |
| 2024 | 578 | 12,525 | 78.1 |
| 2025 | 582 | 1,226 | 5.0 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 21.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alexander County: FAQ
- How often does Alexander County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alexander County, NC logged 582 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alexander County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,411 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 4d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Alexander County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alexander County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alexander County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC), Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alexander County.
28636, 28681
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37003 and /api/v1/counties/37003/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).