# Buncombe County, NC — Power Outage Status

As of October 19, 2026 20:20 UTC, 7 customers are without power in Buncombe County, NC, according to MassOutage's tally of the utility and government outage feeds it polls.

Cite as: MassOutage, "Power Outages in Buncombe County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county

Live and historical power-outage data for Buncombe County, North Carolina (FIPS 37021), aggregated by MassOutage (https://massoutage.com) from public utility and government sources. Unofficial — confirm with the utility before acting; for emergencies call 911.

## Live status (as of 2026-10-19T20:20:10.927Z UTC)
- Customers without power: **7** (0% of 181,010 tracked)
- Active incidents: 1
- Utilities affected:
  - Duke Energy Progress - (NC): 7 out

> Live data changes continuously — do not report these as current without re-checking. Fetch fresh JSON: https://massoutage.com/api/v1/live/counties/37021

## History
- In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours (DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I).
- Annual reports: https://massoutage.com/reports/2025/north-carolina/buncombe-county

## More
- County page: https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county
- Live JSON API: https://massoutage.com/api/v1/live/counties/37021
- Developer API & AI guide: https://massoutage.com/developers and https://massoutage.com/developers/ai-guide.md