Power Outages in Alexander County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Alexander County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Alexander County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/alexander-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alexander County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/alexander-county
78%of this county's ~25,137 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 1 | 12,756 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 6,865 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alexander 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28681 | 352 | ≤11 | 286 | ≤11 |
| 28636 | 77 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤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 Alexander County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alexander County right now.
Alexander County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Alexander 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 Alexander Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alexander County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,903 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 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,903 customers out) · decade average 19.9 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 | 6,903 | 42.7 |
| 2018 | 541 | 3,646 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 460 | 4,679 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | 488 | 6,903 | 44.1 |
| 2021 | 576 | 3,397 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 599 | 3,636 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 636 | 2,032 | 10.8 |
| 2024 | 578 | 6,903 | 71.7 |
| 2025 | 582 | 1,226 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Alexander County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alexander 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
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp11.6¢124,446 cust
- Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)14.9¢72,320 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 · 19.9 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 6,903 customers without power, beginning October 23, 2017 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Alexander County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Alexander County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 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 Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | 9.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/37003 and /api/v1/counties/37003/history. Live data as of .