Power Outages in Dare County, NC
Virginia Electric & Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp and Tideland Electric Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Dare County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/dare-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Dare County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/dare-county
Virginia Electric & Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp and Tideland Electric Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~39,709 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp, Tideland Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Dare 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27948 | 93 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 27954 | 62 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 27949 | 61 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 27959 | 20 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 27920 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 27981 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27915 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27982 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27978 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27972 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27968 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27953 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 27943 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27936 | ≤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 Dare County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WarningSEVERE
- High Wind WatchSEVERE
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
Dare County has been under 120 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 18, 2026.
- High Surf Advisory ×29
- Beach Hazards Statement ×29
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×24
- Coastal Flood Warning ×18
- Wind Advisory ×10
- Flood Watch ×3
Latest Dare County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,902 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,440 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 512 customers out (1.5% of the county)
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 23,623 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 20,894 customers out) · decade average 10.1 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 | 23,623 | 34.6 |
| 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 |
Cost of power in Dare County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Dare 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
- Tideland Electric Member Corp16.4¢21,906 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 High hurricanes exposure · 10.1 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 23,623 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 Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp, Tideland Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Outages only | |
| Cape Hatteras Elec Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
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/37055 and /api/v1/counties/37055/history.