Power Outages in Harnett County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Harnett County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Harnett County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Harnett County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Harnett County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16h 58m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,971 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 6,550 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,262 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Harnett 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 Harnett Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Harnett County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,527 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 29,527 customers out) · decade average 24.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 791 | 6,682 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 789 | 29,527 | 106.6 |
| 2017 | 819 | 6,810 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 875 | 22,331 | 54.9 |
| 2019 | 818 | 13,627 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 894 | 7,296 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | 788 | 7,420 | 29.5 |
| 2022 | 777 | 11,945 | 20.4 |
| 2023 | 843 | 5,534 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 863 | 7,979 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 878 | 3,509 | 4.6 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 24.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Harnett County: FAQ
- How often does Harnett County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Harnett County, NC logged 878 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Harnett County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,527 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 6d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Harnett County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Harnett County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include CENTRAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP. - (NC), Duke Energy, SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harnett County.
27501, 27505, 27506, 27521, 27526, 27546, 28323, 28326, 28339, 28368, 28390
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 ✓ | — |
| SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| CENTRAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP. - (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37085 and /api/v1/counties/37085/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .