Power Outages in Bladen County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Brunswick Electric Member Corp and Four County Elec Member Corp in Bladen County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.0 hours.
Bladen County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/bladen-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bladen County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/bladen-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Brunswick Electric Member Corp and Four County Elec Member Corp in Bladen County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
30%of this county's ~32,956 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 9,230 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 545 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Brunswick Electric Member Corp and Four County Elec Member Corp reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bladen 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28320 | 127 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 28337 | 125 | ≤11 | 92 | 0 |
| 28456 | 58 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 28433 | 57 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 28392 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 28399 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 28448 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28434 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28447 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Bladen County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bladen County right now.
Bladen County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
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.
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 9.0 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Bladen County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bladen 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
- Brunswick Electric Member Corp13.3¢108,087 cust
- South River Elec Member Corp14.6¢46,422 cust
- Four County Elec Member Corp15.1¢31,222 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 · 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, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), 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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| South River Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/37017 and /api/v1/counties/37017/history.