Power Outages in Anson County, NC
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Pee Dee Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.3 hours.
Anson County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/anson-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Anson County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/anson-county
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Pee Dee Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~19,030 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Pee Dee 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Anson 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28170 | 158 | ≤11 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 28135 | 47 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 28133 | 37 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 28091 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 28119 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | 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 Anson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Anson County right now.
Anson County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Anson County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 917 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 121 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 683 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,178 customers out (16% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 516 customers out (7.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Anson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Anson County went about 13.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,334 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 13.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 6,334 customers out) · decade average 24.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 291 | 2,832 | 11.1 |
| 2016 | 367 | 5,346 | 46.2 |
| 2017 | 558 | 1,954 | 15.3 |
| 2018 | 575 | 6,334 | 56.1 |
| 2019 | 686 | 5,094 | 14.9 |
| 2020 | 795 | 6,334 | 41.5 |
| 2021 | 748 | 1,678 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 793 | 4,774 | 31.5 |
| 2023 | 719 | 2,036 | 11.2 |
| 2024 | 745 | 4,577 | 26.4 |
| 2025 | 683 | 5,054 | 13.3 |
Cost of power in Anson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Anson 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
- Pee Dee Electric Member Corp15.6¢19,435 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 24.8 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 Anson County: FAQ
- How often does Anson County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Anson County, NC logged 683 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Anson County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,334 customers without power, beginning April 13, 2020 and lasting about 2d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Anson County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Anson County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Anson County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Anson County.
28007, 28091, 28102, 28119, 28133, 28135, 28170
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 | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 4.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/37007 and /api/v1/counties/37007/history.