Power Outages in Camden County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Albemarle Electric Member Corp in Camden County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Camden County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/camden-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Camden County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/camden-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Albemarle Electric Member Corp in Camden County.
73%of this county's ~7,451 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,215 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2,240 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Albemarle 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 Camden 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27921 | 51 | 0 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 27976 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 27973 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 27974 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤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 Camden County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Camden County right now.
Camden County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Camden County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,634 customers out (26% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Camden County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Camden County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,432 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3,282 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 2,368 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 105 | 2,686 | 13.4 |
| 2017 | 115 | 559 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 128 | 1,514 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 164 | 3,282 | 16.3 |
| 2020 | 171 | 2,827 | 9.1 |
| 2021 | 138 | 1,570 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 186 | 2,669 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 170 | 1,545 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 209 | 3,432 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 204 | 1,337 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Camden County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Camden 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Albemarle Electric Member Corp15.1¢12,810 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Camden County: FAQ
- How often does Camden County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Camden County, NC logged 204 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Camden County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,432 customers without power, beginning January 9, 2024 and lasting about 17h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Camden County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Camden County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Camden County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Camden County.
27921, 27974, 27976
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/37029 and /api/v1/counties/37029/history.