Power Outages in Haywood County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 15 customers are without power in Haywood County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Waynesville - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Haywood County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/haywood-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Haywood County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/haywood-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Waynesville - (NC).
60%of this county's ~66,709 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Waynesville - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 25,791 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 15 | 14,526 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waynesville - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Haywood 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Haywood 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28786 | 481 | ≤11 | 418 | ≤11 |
| 28716 | 272 | ≤11 | 233 | ≤11 |
| 28721 | 200 | ≤11 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 28785 | 150 | ≤11 | 130 | 0 |
| 28751 | 85 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 28745 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 Haywood County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Haywood County right now.
Haywood County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
- High Wind Warning ×5
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Haywood County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,183 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,183 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 725 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,399 customers out (3.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Haywood 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 Haywood Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 695 | 2,782 | - |
| 2016 | 592 | 2,680 | - |
| 2017 | 576 | 23,001 | - |
| 2018 | 639 | 15,248 | - |
| 2019 | 742 | 24,833 | - |
| 2020 | 807 | 28,871 | - |
| 2021 | 886 | 4,479 | - |
| 2022 | 878 | 3,529 | - |
| 2023 | 887 | 12,366 | - |
| 2024 | 825 | 23,076 | - |
| 2025 | 847 | 6,195 | - |
Cost of power in Haywood County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Haywood 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
- Haywood Electric Member Corp16.9¢30,307 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 Moderate ice storms exposure.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Haywood County: FAQ
- How often does Haywood County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Haywood County, NC logged 847 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Haywood County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,871 customers without power, beginning July 4, 2020 and lasting about 19h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Haywood County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 15 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Haywood County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Haywood Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Haywood County.
28716, 28721, 28745, 28751, 28785, 28786
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 | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 12.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Waynesville - (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/37087 and /api/v1/counties/37087/history. Live data as of .