Power Outages in Chatham County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) in Chatham County, NC. Piedmont Electric Member Corp has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 89.2 hours.
Chatham County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/chatham-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chatham County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/chatham-county
No active outages are reported by Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) in Chatham County.
Piedmont Electric Member Corp only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
13%of this county's ~47,177 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.
Only visible while reporting outages: Piedmont Electric Member Corp. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 4,110 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,991 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) 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 Chatham 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27312 | 235 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 27517 | 190 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 27344 | 170 | ≤11 | 132 | 0 |
| 27523 | 73 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 27207 | 42 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 27559 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 27252 | 22 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 27208 | 21 | ≤11 | 21 | 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 Chatham County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chatham County right now.
Chatham County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Tornado Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Chatham County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 3m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,465 customers out (24% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,685 customers out (44% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Chatham County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chatham County went about 89.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,797 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 89.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,797 customers out) · decade average 87.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 686 | 3,797 | 71.0 |
| 2016 | 686 | 3,797 | 80.7 |
| 2017 | 828 | 3,370 | 27.8 |
| 2018 | 798 | 3,797 | 231.9 |
| 2019 | 749 | 3,797 | 32.3 |
| 2020 | 840 | 3,797 | 131.2 |
| 2021 | 857 | 3,797 | 34.7 |
| 2022 | 803 | 3,797 | 123.3 |
| 2023 | 803 | 3,797 | 67.5 |
| 2024 | 746 | 3,797 | 75.8 |
| 2025 | 728 | 3,797 | 89.2 |
Cost of power in Chatham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chatham 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
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Randolph Electric Member Corp16.2¢31,531 cust
- Piedmont Electric Member Corp15.6¢30,640 cust
- Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)15.4¢20,677 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 87.8 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 Chatham County: FAQ
- How often does Chatham County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chatham County, NC logged 728 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 89.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chatham County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,797 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2024 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Chatham County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Chatham County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Chatham County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chatham County.
27207, 27208, 27213, 27252, 27256, 27312, 27344, 27517, 27523, 27559, 27562
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 · county | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | 8.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | 3.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/37037 and /api/v1/counties/37037/history.