Power Outages in Cherokee County, NC
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Murphy - (NC) and Tri-State Electric Member Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.1 hours.
Cherokee County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/cherokee-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cherokee County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/cherokee-county
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Murphy - (NC) and Tri-State Electric Member Corp: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~22,148 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Murphy - (NC), Tri-State Electric Member Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA). Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Murphy - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cherokee 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28906 | 446 | 12 | 381 | ≤11 |
| 28901 | 104 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 28905 | 63 | 0 | 55 | 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 Cherokee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- High Wind Watch ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Cherokee County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 986 customers out (6.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 41m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 124 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 714 customers out (4.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 258 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 186 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 16.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,850 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 16.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,600 customers out) · decade average 10.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 239 | 3,611 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 199 | 3,313 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 237 | 2,663 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 507 | 2,874 | 11.5 |
| 2019 | 554 | 2,670 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 605 | 6,600 | 20.1 |
| 2021 | 596 | 3,481 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 605 | 6,743 | 16.4 |
| 2023 | 591 | 5,822 | 17.1 |
| 2024 | 760 | 5,109 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | 720 | 6,850 | 16.1 |
Cost of power in Cherokee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cherokee 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
- Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)14.8¢16,040 cust
- Town of Murphy - (NC)13.4¢3,725 cust
- Tri-State Electric Member Corp15.6¢1,581 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 ice storms exposure · 10.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, NC logged 720 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,850 customers without power, beginning June 7, 2025 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
28901, 28905, 28906
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 | - |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | 8.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Murphy - (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/37039 and /api/v1/counties/37039/history.