Power Outages in Catawba County, NC
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Rutherford Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Newton - (NC), Duke Energy and Town of Maiden - (NC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.5 hours.
Catawba County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/catawba-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Catawba County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/catawba-county
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Rutherford Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Newton - (NC), Duke Energy and Town of Maiden - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~88,250 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Newton - (NC), Duke Energy, Town of Maiden - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Rutherford Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Newton - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Maiden - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Catawba 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28601 | 542 | 14 | 423 | ≤11 |
| 28602 | 372 | 14 | 295 | ≤11 |
| 28658 | 322 | ≤11 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 28613 | 276 | ≤11 | 224 | ≤11 |
| 28650 | 204 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 28610 | 168 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 28609 | 105 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 28673 | 53 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 28682 | 13 | 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 Catawba County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Catawba County right now.
Catawba County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Catawba County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 635 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 426 customers out (5.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Catawba County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Hickoryno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Catawba County went about 21.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,165 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 21.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,165 customers out) · decade average 51.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 764 | 8,165 | 19.4 |
| 2016 | 820 | 3,908 | 25.0 |
| 2017 | 718 | 8,165 | 71.0 |
| 2018 | 761 | 8,165 | 39.6 |
| 2019 | 748 | 3,602 | 20.4 |
| 2020 | 734 | 8,165 | 91.9 |
| 2021 | 861 | 6,622 | 13.9 |
| 2022 | 815 | 7,477 | 33.6 |
| 2023 | 717 | 8,165 | 58.0 |
| 2024 | 672 | 8,165 | 170.9 |
| 2025 | 672 | 8,165 | 21.5 |
Cost of power in Catawba County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Catawba 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
- 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 51.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Catawba County: FAQ
- How often does Catawba County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Catawba County, NC logged 672 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Catawba County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,165 customers without power, beginning June 12, 2020 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Catawba County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Catawba County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Catawba County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Rutherford Elec Member Corp.
Hickory. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Catawba County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Catawba County.
28601, 28602, 28609, 28610, 28613, 28650, 28658, 28673, 28682
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 · total only | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Maiden - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Newton - (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/37035 and /api/v1/counties/37035/history.