Power Outages in Ashe County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) in Ashe County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.8 hours.
Ashe County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
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- October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ashe County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/ashe-county
No active outages are reported by Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) in Ashe County.
0.0%of this county's ~49,326 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) reportsevery 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 Ashe 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28694 | 176 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 28640 | 130 | ≤11 | 114 | 0 |
| 28643 | 81 | ≤11 | 73 | 0 |
| 28615 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 28617 | 49 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 28626 | 37 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 28693 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 28631 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 28672 | ≤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 Ashe County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ashe County right now.
Ashe County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×20
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flood Warning ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Ashe County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 385 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 445 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 542 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ashe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ashe County went about 15.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,506 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 15.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 17,506 customers out) · decade average 15.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 222 | 1,702 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 646 | 5,195 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 645 | 1,755 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 671 | 5,903 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | 660 | 2,817 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 669 | 1,551 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 601 | 1,241 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 661 | 4,886 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 603 | 1,709 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 455 | 17,506 | 130.4 |
| 2025 | 603 | 5,984 | 15.8 |
Cost of power in Ashe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ashe 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.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 15.5 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 Ashe County: FAQ
- How often does Ashe County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ashe County, NC logged 603 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ashe County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,506 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 16d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Ashe County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ashe County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ashe County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ashe County.
28615, 28617, 28626, 28629, 28631, 28640, 28643, 28672, 28684, 28693, 28694
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| 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/37009 and /api/v1/counties/37009/history.