Power Outages in Gates County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported 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.
No active power outages are currently reported in Gates County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Gates County has been under 60 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×9
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Gates County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 353 customers out (6.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 16m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 720 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,350 customers out (25% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,081 customers out (20% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 24m
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.
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 |
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 Dominion Energy, ROANOKE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | |
| ROANOKE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37073 and /api/v1/counties/37073/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).