Power Outages in Brunswick County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Brunswick Electric Member Corp in Brunswick County, NC. There is no live feed for City of Southport - (NC) and Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
Brunswick County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brunswick County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/brunswick-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Brunswick Electric Member Corp in Brunswick County.
No live feed for City of Southport - (NC) and Duke Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
12%of this county's ~188,737 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Southport - (NC), 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 | 22,143 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Southport - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Brunswick Electric 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 Brunswick 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28451 | 462 | 22 | 308 | ≤11 |
| 28461 | 325 | 14 | 242 | ≤11 |
| 28467 | 243 | ≤11 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 28462 | 199 | ≤11 | 160 | 0 |
| 28470 | 196 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 28422 | 159 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 28469 | 129 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 28465 | 116 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 28468 | 74 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 28479 | 62 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 28420 | 41 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 28452 | ≤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 Brunswick County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Brunswick County right now.
Brunswick County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×24
- Flood Watch ×5
- Rip Current Statement ×5
- Beach Hazards Statement ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Brunswick County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 737 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 53m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,438 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,426 customers out (4.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Brunswick County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brunswick County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 82,037 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 82,037 customers out) · decade average 11.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 830 | 4,603 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 1,437 | 56,178 | 19.1 |
| 2017 | 1,325 | 13,357 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1,265 | 82,037 | 73.8 |
| 2019 | 1,235 | 28,455 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 1,176 | 52,735 | 15.9 |
| 2021 | 1,232 | 37,309 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 1,175 | 20,275 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 1,132 | 17,865 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 885 | 21,897 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 1,079 | 16,898 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in Brunswick County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brunswick 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
- Brunswick Electric Member Corp13.3¢108,087 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.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 11.7 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 Brunswick County: FAQ
- How often does Brunswick County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brunswick County, NC logged 1,079 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brunswick County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 82,037 customers without power, beginning September 13, 2018 and lasting about 1d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Brunswick County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brunswick County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brunswick County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Brunswick Electric Member Corp, Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brunswick County.
28420, 28422, 28451, 28452, 28461, 28462, 28465, 28467, 28468, 28469, 28470, 28479
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 | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Southport - (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/37019 and /api/v1/counties/37019/history.