Power Outages in Alleghany County, NC
Is there a power outage in Alleghany County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Alleghany County, NC across 1 reported incident.
Alleghany County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alleghany County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/alleghany-county
Report an outage in Alleghany County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~21,425 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Appalachian Power Co 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 Alleghany 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28675 | 154 | ≤11 | 121 | ≤11 |
| 28623 | 44 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 28644 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 28627 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 28663 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28668 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Alleghany County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alleghany County right now.
Alleghany County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Alleghany County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 220 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 275 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 297 customers out (3.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Alleghany 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 Alleghany Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alleghany County went about 18.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,617 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 18.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,295 customers out) · decade average 9.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 102 | 288 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 239 | 5,385 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 270 | 3,516 | 8.3 |
| 2018 | 328 | 2,518 | 8.2 |
| 2019 | 315 | 1,309 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 325 | 1,143 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 300 | 7,617 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 330 | 2,272 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 309 | 3,733 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 251 | 4,295 | 52.3 |
| 2025 | 405 | 2,980 | 18.6 |
Cost of power in Alleghany County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alleghany 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.
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 9.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Alleghany County: FAQ
- How often does Alleghany County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alleghany County, NC logged 405 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alleghany County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,617 customers without power, beginning June 10, 2021 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Alleghany County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Alleghany County, NC across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Alleghany County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alleghany County.
28623, 28627, 28644, 28663, 28668, 28675
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Alleghany County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/37005 and /api/v1/counties/37005/history. Live data as of .