Power Outages in Guilford County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Guilford County, NC across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Town of High Point publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.3 hours.
Guilford County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/guilford-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Guilford County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/guilford-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~269,628 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Town of High Point.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of High Point | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Guilford 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 (22)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27406 | 495 | 14 | 334 | 16 |
| 27405 | 402 | ≤11 | 273 | ≤11 |
| 27265 | 398 | 13 | 282 | ≤11 |
| 27410 | 396 | 17 | 284 | ≤11 |
| 27407 | 301 | ≤11 | 210 | ≤11 |
| 27260 | 240 | ≤11 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 27262 | 204 | 13 | 145 | ≤11 |
| 27455 | 201 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 27401 | 153 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 27249 | 125 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 27409 | 116 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 27408 | 114 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 27282 | 114 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 27358 | 101 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 27403 | 100 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 27301 | 90 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 27377 | 83 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 27214 | 78 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 27313 | 76 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 27235 | 48 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 27310 | 47 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 27283 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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 Guilford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Guilford County right now.
Guilford County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 30, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Guilford County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 707 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 875 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 666 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 465 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Guilford 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 Guilford Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Guilford County went about 15.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 41,756 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 15.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 41,756 customers out) · decade average 37.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 724 | 13,672 | 14.8 |
| 2016 | 665 | 8,692 | 12.8 |
| 2017 | 641 | 10,322 | 18.8 |
| 2018 | 560 | 41,756 | 124.5 |
| 2019 | 579 | 25,888 | 33.0 |
| 2020 | 655 | 40,854 | 31.5 |
| 2021 | 721 | 41,756 | 50.0 |
| 2022 | 539 | 41,756 | 64.2 |
| 2023 | 594 | 20,891 | 28.5 |
| 2024 | 523 | 31,499 | 22.7 |
| 2025 | 539 | 7,919 | 15.3 |
Cost of power in Guilford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Guilford 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.
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.4¢1,961,108 cust
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp11.6¢124,446 cust
- Town of High Point11.7¢38,553 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 37.8 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 Guilford County: FAQ
- How often does Guilford County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Guilford County, NC logged 539 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Guilford County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 41,756 customers without power, beginning September 30, 2022 and lasting about 11d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Guilford County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Guilford County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Town of High Point.
Greensboro, High Point. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Guilford County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Guilford County.
27214, 27235, 27249, 27260, 27262, 27265, 27268, 27282, 27283, 27301, 27310, 27313, 27342, 27358, 27377, 27401, 27403, 27405, 27406, 27407, 27408, 27409, 27410, 27411, 27412, 27455
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Town of High Point | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
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/37081 and /api/v1/counties/37081/history. Live data as of .