Power Outages in Beaufort County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Beaufort County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Beaufort County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Beaufort County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Beaufort County has been under 154 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×51
- Heat Advisory ×38
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×30
- Flood Advisory ×15
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
Latest Beaufort County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- GREW
Outage grew to 940 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 940 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 926 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 611 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,294 customers out (6.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 23m
Hardest-hit cities in Beaufort County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Beaufort County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,377 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 10,377 customers out) · decade average 9.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 150 | 1,542 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 165 | 4,712 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | 305 | 2,120 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 545 | 10,377 | 40.6 |
| 2019 | 426 | 9,310 | 16.6 |
| 2020 | 465 | 9,626 | 10.4 |
| 2021 | 483 | 1,846 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 529 | 5,883 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 530 | 6,548 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 530 | 2,487 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 501 | 2,661 | 3.4 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 9.4 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 Beaufort County: FAQ
- How often does Beaufort County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Beaufort County, NC logged 501 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Beaufort County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,377 customers without power, beginning September 13, 2018 and lasting about 1d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Beaufort County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Beaufort County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Beaufort County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, EDGECOMBE-MARTIN COUNTY E M C, TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Beaufort County.
27806, 27808, 27814, 27817, 27821, 27860, 27865, 27889
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 ✓ | — |
| TIDELAND ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| EDGECOMBE-MARTIN COUNTY E M C | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37013 and /api/v1/counties/37013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).