Power Outages in Beaufort County, NC
Virginia Electric & Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. City of Washington - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C and Tideland Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Belhaven - (NC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Beaufort County, NC is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Beaufort County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/beaufort-county
Virginia Electric & Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
City of Washington - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C and Tideland Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Belhaven - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~31,782 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Belhaven - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Washington - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Tideland Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Washington - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belhaven - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Beaufort 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27889 | 320 | ≤11 | 220 | ≤11 |
| 27817 | 99 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 27808 | 32 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 27865 | 25 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 27806 | 23 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 27814 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27860 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27821 | ≤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 Beaufort County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Beaufort County right now.
Beaufort County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
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 3h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 406 customers out (2.1% of the county)
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.
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 3.4 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Beaufort County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Beaufort 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
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Tideland Electric Member Corp16.4¢21,906 cust
- City of Washington - (NC)13.0¢11,572 cust
- Edgecombe-Martin County E M C16.5¢10,810 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 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, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), 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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Outages only | |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Washington - (NC) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Belhaven - (NC) | - | 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/37013 and /api/v1/counties/37013/history.