Power Outages in Cabarrus County, NC
Is there a power outage in Cabarrus County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Cabarrus County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Cabarrus County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/cabarrus-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cabarrus County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/cabarrus-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
Report an outage in Cabarrus County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC), City of Concord - (NC) and Duke Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
58%of this county's ~120,489 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 Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 4 | 69,232 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 446 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Concord - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, City of Concord - (NC) and Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) 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 Cabarrus 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28027 | 467 | 20 | 321 | 15 |
| 28025 | 454 | 21 | 314 | ≤11 |
| 28081 | 310 | ≤11 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 28083 | 235 | ≤11 | 181 | ≤11 |
| 28075 | 134 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 28124 | 73 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 28107 | 66 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤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 Cabarrus County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cabarrus County right now.
Cabarrus County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Cabarrus County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,431 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 556 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cabarrus County went about 8.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,906 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 8.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 20,431 customers out) · decade average 10.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 801 | 9,949 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 784 | 3,261 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 743 | 7,823 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 735 | 8,045 | 11.0 |
| 2019 | 694 | 2,222 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 685 | 10,369 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 782 | 10,143 | 9.6 |
| 2022 | 790 | 26,906 | 24.1 |
| 2023 | 690 | 16,561 | 13.9 |
| 2024 | 547 | 20,431 | 25.7 |
| 2025 | 543 | 12,549 | 8.7 |
Cost of power in Cabarrus County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cabarrus 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 Carolinas, LLC13.4¢1,961,108 cust
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp11.6¢124,446 cust
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC)13.9¢86,852 cust
- City of Concord - (NC)11.6¢30,029 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High ice storms exposure · 10.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cabarrus County: FAQ
- How often does Cabarrus County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cabarrus County, NC logged 543 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cabarrus County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,906 customers without power, beginning June 15, 2022 and lasting about 5d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Cabarrus County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Cabarrus County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Cabarrus County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC).
Concord, Kannapolis. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cabarrus County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cabarrus County.
28025, 28027, 28075, 28081, 28083, 28107, 28124
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Cabarrus County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Concord - (NC) | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/37025 and /api/v1/counties/37025/history. Live data as of .