Power Outages in Columbus County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Brunswick Electric Member Corp and Four County Elec Member Corp in Columbus County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Columbus County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/columbus-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbus County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/columbus-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Brunswick Electric Member Corp and Four County Elec Member Corp in Columbus County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
27%of this county's ~63,673 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 17,076 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Brunswick Electric Member Corp and Four County Elec Member Corp 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 Columbus 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28472 | 280 | ≤11 | 230 | ≤11 |
| 28463 | 148 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 28431 | 114 | ≤11 | 93 | 0 |
| 28423 | 34 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 28430 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 28432 | 31 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 28438 | 30 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 28450 | 26 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 28439 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 28455 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 28442 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 28436 | 21 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
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 Columbus County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbus County right now.
Columbus County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×19
- Flood Watch ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
Latest Columbus County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 413 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 638 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Columbus County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbus County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,736 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 22,736 customers out) · decade average 18.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 759 | 3,152 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 948 | 22,736 | 75.2 |
| 2017 | 894 | 3,177 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 1,060 | 22,736 | 93.0 |
| 2019 | 979 | 3,199 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 889 | 8,768 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 910 | 2,578 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 935 | 10,697 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 893 | 4,944 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 767 | 3,920 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 847 | 3,031 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Columbus County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbus 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
- Brunswick Electric Member Corp13.3¢108,087 cust
- Four County Elec Member Corp15.1¢31,222 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 high winds exposure · 18.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Columbus County: FAQ
- How often does Columbus County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbus County, NC logged 847 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbus County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,736 customers without power, beginning September 13, 2018 and lasting about 23h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Columbus County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Columbus County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Columbus County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Brunswick Electric Member Corp, Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbus County.
28423, 28424, 28430, 28431, 28432, 28436, 28438, 28439, 28442, 28450, 28455, 28456, 28463, 28472
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 | - |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/37047 and /api/v1/counties/37047/history.