Power Outages in Halifax County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Halifax County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.1 hours.
Halifax County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 232 customers without power · status as of this county’s last update
No active power outages are currently reported in Halifax County.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Halifax County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Halifax County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 2m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,069 customers out (7.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Halifax County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Halifax County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Halifax County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, HALIFAX ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP, ROANOKE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | |
| ROANOKE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| HALIFAX ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37083 and /api/v1/counties/37083/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).