Power Outages in Greene County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Greene County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Greene County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Greene County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Greene County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Greene County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,365 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Greene County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Greene County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,799 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 2,799 customers out) · decade average 6.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104 | 1,652 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 119 | 2,799 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | 132 | 1,662 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 125 | 2,270 | 15.1 |
| 2019 | 79 | 2,409 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 123 | 1,752 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 99 | 498 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 272 | 2,175 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 112 | 1,803 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1,441 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 103 | 1,883 | 2.1 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 6.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Greene County: FAQ
- How often does Greene County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Greene County, NC logged 103 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Greene County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,799 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 5d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Greene County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Greene County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Greene County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Greene County.
27888, 28538, 28554, 28580
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37079 and /api/v1/counties/37079/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).