Power Outages in Gates County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Gates County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
Gates County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/gates-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gates County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/gates-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Gates County.
37%of this county's ~7,311 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 | 0 | 2,678 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gates 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27937 | 58 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 27926 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 27979 | 24 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 27938 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 27946 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27935 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Gates County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gates County right now.
Gates County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Gates County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gates County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,753 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,753 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | 3,787 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 221 | 1,527 | 8.1 |
| 2017 | 249 | 875 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 284 | 1,429 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 344 | 2,858 | 11.3 |
| 2020 | 376 | 4,753 | 19.0 |
| 2021 | 298 | 1,438 | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 181 | 1,502 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 91 | 577 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 184 | 1,013 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 296 | 2,360 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Gates County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gates 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
- Roanoke Electric Member Corp20.7¢12,045 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 6.6 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 Gates County: FAQ
- How often does Gates County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gates County, NC logged 296 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gates County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,753 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 2d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Gates County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gates County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gates County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Roanoke Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gates County.
27926, 27935, 27937, 27938, 27946, 27969, 27979
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | 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/37073 and /api/v1/counties/37073/history.