Power Outages in Buncombe County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Buncombe County, NC across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.0 hours.
Buncombe County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Duke Energy
- HAYWOOD ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP
No active NWS alerts for Buncombe County right now.
Buncombe County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Buncombe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Buncombe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buncombe County went about 21.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 223,578 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 223,578 customers out) · decade average 89.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 863 | 15,809 | 11.8 |
| 2016 | 807 | 14,367 | 17.8 |
| 2017 | 686 | 18,619 | 38.6 |
| 2018 | 651 | 26,554 | 40.1 |
| 2019 | 619 | 17,785 | 19.6 |
| 2020 | 647 | 11,649 | 18.1 |
| 2021 | 651 | 15,649 | 17.8 |
| 2022 | 720 | 30,158 | 19.9 |
| 2023 | 641 | 27,327 | 23.0 |
| 2024 | 448 | 223,578 | 757.8 |
| 2025 | 569 | 20,155 | 21.0 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 89.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Buncombe County: FAQ
- How often does Buncombe County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buncombe County, NC logged 569 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buncombe County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 223,578 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2024 and lasting about 50d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Buncombe County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 4 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Buncombe County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP, HAYWOOD ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Asheville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Buncombe County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Buncombe County.
28701, 28704, 28709, 28711, 28715, 28730, 28748, 28757, 28770, 28778, 28787, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806
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 ✓ | — |
| HAYWOOD ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37021 and /api/v1/counties/37021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .