Power Outages in Bladen County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Bladen County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Bladen County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Bladen County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Bladen County has been under 128 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×54
- Special Weather Statement ×32
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×21
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Extreme Heat Warning ×3
Latest Bladen County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 648 customers out (5.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 27m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 533 customers out (4.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 52m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 854 customers out (7.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bladen County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bladen County went about 9.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,031 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 11,031 customers out) · decade average 18.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 343 | 5,616 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 336 | 8,492 | 54.9 |
| 2017 | 310 | 2,876 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 590 | 11,031 | 86.3 |
| 2019 | 621 | 7,055 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 647 | 6,156 | 10.3 |
| 2021 | 567 | 2,721 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 660 | 6,733 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | 701 | 2,498 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 625 | 4,065 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 697 | 6,560 | 9.0 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 18.6 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 Bladen County: FAQ
- How often does Bladen County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bladen County, NC logged 697 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bladen County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,031 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 6d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Bladen County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bladen County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bladen County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include BRUNSWICK ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP, Duke Energy, FOUR COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP, SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bladen County.
28320, 28332, 28337, 28392, 28399, 28433, 28434, 28447, 28448
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 ✓ | — |
| FOUR COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BRUNSWICK ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37017 and /api/v1/counties/37017/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).