Power Outages in Caldwell County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Caldwell County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Town of Granite Falls - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Caldwell County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/caldwell-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Caldwell County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/caldwell-county
Not counted: no live feed for Town of Granite Falls - (NC).
29%of this county's ~85,459 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Granite Falls - (NC). 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 | 1 | 24,323 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 34 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Town of Granite Falls - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) and Rutherford 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 Caldwell 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28645 | 893 | 25 | 745 | ≤11 |
| 28630 | 303 | ≤11 | 246 | ≤11 |
| 28638 | 227 | ≤11 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 28611 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 28667 | ≤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 Caldwell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Caldwell County right now.
Caldwell County has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
Latest Caldwell County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10h 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 266 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 895 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 442 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,024 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Caldwell 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 Caldwell Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Caldwell County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 37,284 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 37,284 customers out) · decade average 10.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 597 | 2,651 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 768 | 4,873 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 794 | 5,451 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 821 | 13,042 | 10.3 |
| 2019 | 796 | 4,244 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 755 | 4,253 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 796 | 3,552 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 759 | 5,433 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 797 | 8,493 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 676 | 37,284 | 78.9 |
| 2025 | 773 | 2,026 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Caldwell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Caldwell 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
- Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC)14.9¢72,320 cust
- Rutherford Elec Member Corp13.0¢72,060 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 ice storms exposure · 10.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Caldwell County: FAQ
- How often does Caldwell County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Caldwell County, NC logged 773 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Caldwell County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 37,284 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 15d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Caldwell County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Caldwell County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Rutherford Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Caldwell County.
28611, 28630, 28638, 28645, 28667
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| 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 | - |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp - (NC) | 9.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Town of Granite Falls - (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/37027 and /api/v1/counties/37027/history. Live data as of .