Power Outages in Gaston County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Gaston County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.1 hours.
Gaston County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Gaston County.
No active NWS alerts for Gaston County right now.
Gaston County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Gaston County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 36m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 980 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,944 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,944 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,942 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,942 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,942 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,942 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Gaston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Gastoniano active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gaston County went about 6.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 52,626 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 52,626 customers out) · decade average 14.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 724 | 4,964 | 6.0 |
| 2016 | 723 | 12,054 | 12.4 |
| 2017 | 647 | 5,585 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 649 | 7,063 | 11.7 |
| 2019 | 687 | 6,459 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 741 | 9,482 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 849 | 3,845 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 764 | 7,713 | 10.5 |
| 2023 | 724 | 3,439 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 699 | 52,626 | 77.7 |
| 2025 | 795 | 5,954 | 6.1 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 14.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gaston County: FAQ
- How often does Gaston County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gaston County, NC logged 795 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gaston County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 52,626 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 10d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Gaston County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gaston County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gaston County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP, RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Gastonia. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Gaston County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gaston County.
28006, 28012, 28016, 28021, 28032, 28034, 28052, 28054, 28056, 28077, 28098, 28101, 28120, 28164
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 ✓ | — |
| ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37071 and /api/v1/counties/37071/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).