Power Outages in Currituck County, NC
Is there a power outage in Currituck County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Currituck County, NC across 1 reported incident.
Currituck County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Currituck County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/currituck-county
Report an outage in Currituck County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Albemarle Electric Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~21,000 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 13 | 21,699 | 0.1% | - | 1 | - | |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 79 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Albemarle Electric 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.
Active outages in Currituck County1
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | EQUIPMENT PROBLEM | Reassigning | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Currituck 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27958 | 132 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 27939 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27950 | 29 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 27916 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27966 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27941 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 27917 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27965 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27964 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27947 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27929 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27927 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 27923 | ≤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 Currituck County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Currituck County has been under 117 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 20, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×38
- High Surf Advisory ×33
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Wind Advisory ×13
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Watch ×4
Latest Currituck County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 5m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,564 customers out (7.2% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 592 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 140 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,615 customers out (12% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 906 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 240 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Currituck 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 Currituck Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Currituck County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,073 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 3.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 14,968 customers out) · decade average 9.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 299 | 1,742 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 481 | 14,968 | 45.0 |
| 2017 | 442 | 4,210 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 426 | 10,563 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 453 | 15,073 | 25.3 |
| 2020 | 440 | 7,570 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | 441 | 1,563 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 444 | 3,672 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 467 | 7,536 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 490 | 4,079 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 448 | 2,629 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Currituck County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Currituck 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Albemarle Electric Member Corp15.1¢12,810 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 9.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Currituck County: FAQ
- How often does Currituck County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Currituck County, NC logged 448 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Currituck County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,073 customers without power, beginning September 6, 2019 and lasting about 5d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Currituck County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Currituck County, NC across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Currituck County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Currituck County.
27916, 27917, 27923, 27927, 27929, 27939, 27941, 27947, 27950, 27956, 27958, 27964, 27965, 27966, 27973
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Currituck County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| Albemarle Electric 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/37053 and /api/v1/counties/37053/history. Live data as of .