Power Outages in Dare County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Dare County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Dare County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Dare County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Dare County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×6
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Dare County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Dare County went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,918 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 20,894 customers out) · decade average 10.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 387 | 3,360 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 592 | 20,894 | 37.3 |
| 2017 | 609 | 7,715 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 639 | 7,979 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 651 | 31,918 | 35.5 |
| 2020 | 661 | 8,792 | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 636 | 7,774 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 672 | 2,526 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 667 | 7,998 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 627 | 7,994 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 659 | 8,097 | 5.3 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 10.2 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 Dare County: FAQ
- How often does Dare County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Dare County, NC logged 659 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Dare County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,918 customers without power, beginning September 6, 2019 and lasting about 4d.
- Is there a power outage in Dare County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Dare County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Dare County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Dare County.
27915, 27920, 27936, 27943, 27948, 27949, 27953, 27954, 27959, 27968, 27972, 27978, 27981, 27982
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37055 and /api/v1/counties/37055/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).