Power Outages in Avery County, NC
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Mountain Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.1 hours.
Avery County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/avery-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Avery County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/avery-county
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Mountain Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~23,802 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Mountain Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Avery 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28657 | 269 | ≤11 | 239 | ≤11 |
| 28622 | 67 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 28646 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 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 Avery County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Avery County right now.
Avery County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Avery County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 36m
- GREW
Outage grew to 768 customers out (4.0% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 490 customers out (2.6% of the county)
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.
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 1.1 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Avery County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Avery 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 Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)14.9¢72,320 cust
- Mountain Electric Coop, Inc13.2¢15,494 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 · 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 Progress - (NC).
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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | 9.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | 1.3 hrs | No live feed | - |
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/37011 and /api/v1/counties/37011/history.