Power Outages in Halifax County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Halifax County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Town of Enfield - (NC), Town of Hobgood and Town of Scotland Neck - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.1 hours.
Halifax County, NC is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/halifax-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Halifax County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/halifax-county
Not counted: no live feed for Town of Enfield - (NC), Town of Hobgood and Town of Scotland Neck - (NC).
50%of this county's ~34,885 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Enfield - (NC), Town of Hobgood, Town of Scotland Neck - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 15,360 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 2,165 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Town of Enfield - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hobgood | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scotland Neck - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Halifax Electric Member Corp 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.
Active outages in Halifax County1
Individual outages as listed by Roanoke Electric Member Corp, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | - | Roanoke Electric Member Corp |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Halifax 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27870 | 340 | 13 | 253 | ≤11 |
| 27850 | 107 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 27823 | 87 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 27874 | 67 | 0 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 27839 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 27844 | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 27890 | 33 | 0 | 21 | ≤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 Halifax County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Halifax County right now.
Halifax County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Tornado Watch ×4
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Halifax 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 Halifax Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Halifax County went about 11.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,700 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 11.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 10,700 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 461 | 2,675 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 538 | 3,807 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 541 | 1,586 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 582 | 7,286 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 641 | 4,647 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 795 | 2,128 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 728 | 2,798 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 623 | 2,510 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 618 | 1,781 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 635 | 3,254 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 620 | 10,700 | 11.1 |
Cost of power in Halifax County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Halifax 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 Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Roanoke Electric Member Corp20.7¢12,045 cust
- Edgecombe-Martin County E M C16.5¢10,810 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 High winter weather exposure · 3.7 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 Halifax County: FAQ
- How often does Halifax County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Halifax County, NC logged 620 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Halifax County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,700 customers without power, beginning May 16, 2025 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Halifax County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Halifax County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Halifax Electric Member Corp, Roanoke Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Halifax County.
27823, 27839, 27844, 27850, 27870, 27874, 27890
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 · county | - |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | 1.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Scotland Neck - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Hobgood | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Enfield - (NC) | - | 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/37083 and /api/v1/counties/37083/history. Live data as of .