Power Outages in Carteret County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Carteret County, NC across 1 reported incident. Carteret-Craven El Member Corp and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Carteret County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/carteret-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carteret County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/carteret-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~106,789 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carteret-Craven El Member Corp, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carteret 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28570 | 212 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 28557 | 113 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 28516 | 107 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 28594 | 39 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 28512 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 28582 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 28531 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28581 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28579 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 28577 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28553 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28528 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28524 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28520 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28511 | ≤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 Carteret County or any town and utility in it.
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Carteret County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×19
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×13
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
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 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 947 customers out (0.9% of the county)
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.
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 3.3 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Carteret County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carteret 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 Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Carteret-Craven El Member Corp12.5¢39,424 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.
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 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Carteret County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Carteret-Craven El Member Corp, Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | 2.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/37031 and /api/v1/counties/37031/history. Live data as of .