Power Outages in Carteret County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Carteret County, NC across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Carteret County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- CARTERET-CRAVEN EL MEMBER CORP
- Duke Energy
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Carteret County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×6
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Carteret County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 5,017 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Carteret 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 Carteret Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carteret County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 37,514 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 24,678 customers out) · decade average 13.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 525 | 6,610 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 613 | 11,065 | 10.4 |
| 2017 | 501 | 1,933 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 621 | 24,678 | 86.1 |
| 2019 | 822 | 37,514 | 19.7 |
| 2020 | 852 | 11,895 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 852 | 10,394 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 883 | 13,506 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 869 | 19,161 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 819 | 7,858 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 793 | 13,310 | 3.3 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 13.6 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 Carteret County: FAQ
- How often does Carteret County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carteret County, NC logged 793 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carteret County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 37,514 customers without power, beginning September 5, 2019 and lasting about 3d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Carteret County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Carteret County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include CARTERET-CRAVEN EL MEMBER CORP, Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carteret County.
28511, 28512, 28516, 28520, 28524, 28528, 28531, 28553, 28557, 28570, 28575, 28577, 28579, 28581, 28584, 28589, 28594
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 ✓ | — |
| CARTERET-CRAVEN EL MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37031 and /api/v1/counties/37031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .