Power Outages in Avery County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Avery County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Avery County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Avery County.
No active NWS alerts for Avery County right now.
Avery County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Avery County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Avery County went about 1.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,306 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 989 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 136 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 453 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 47 | 1,194 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 130 | 1,198 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 103 | 1,290 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 119 | 1,281 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 115 | 1,306 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 121 | 817 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 94 | 910 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 80 | 989 | 14.8 |
| 2025 | 131 | 909 | 1.1 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.5 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 Avery County: FAQ
- How often does Avery County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Avery County, NC logged 131 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Avery County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,306 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2021 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Avery County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Avery County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Avery County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC), Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Avery County.
28616, 28622, 28646, 28652, 28653, 28657, 28662, 28664
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 ✓ | — |
| BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37011 and /api/v1/counties/37011/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).