Power Outages in Franklin County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 22 customers are without power in Franklin County, NC across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Franklin County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP
- Duke Energy
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Franklin County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Franklin County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 530 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,119 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,119 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 688 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin 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 Franklin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,099 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 10,889 customers out) · decade average 8.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 501 | 2,806 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 516 | 10,889 | 22.4 |
| 2017 | 466 | 1,930 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 523 | 6,213 | 12.6 |
| 2019 | 620 | 5,942 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 709 | 15,099 | 13.1 |
| 2021 | 694 | 3,008 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 684 | 6,238 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | 684 | 12,839 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 660 | 5,287 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 615 | 4,562 | 4.1 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 8.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, NC logged 615 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,099 customers without power, beginning February 6, 2020 and lasting about 2d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 22 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
27508, 27525, 27549, 27596, 27816
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37069 and /api/v1/counties/37069/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .