Power Outages in Henderson County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Henderson County, NC across 2 reported incidents. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) 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.
Henderson County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/henderson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Henderson County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/henderson-county
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~69,102 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).
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Henderson 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28792 | 521 | 16 | 429 | ≤11 |
| 28739 | 270 | ≤11 | 202 | ≤11 |
| 28791 | 184 | ≤11 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 28732 | 181 | ≤11 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 28731 | 127 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 28759 | 103 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 28729 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 28726 | 40 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 28790 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 28742 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤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 Henderson County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Henderson County has been under 58 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×13
- Flood Warning ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
Latest Henderson County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 476 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 186 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 457 customers out (1904% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Henderson 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 Henderson 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 | 759 | 6,473 | - |
| 2016 | 734 | 9,604 | - |
| 2017 | 635 | 8,533 | - |
| 2018 | 688 | 15,685 | - |
| 2019 | 710 | 21,165 | - |
| 2020 | 753 | 19,644 | - |
| 2021 | 808 | 5,846 | - |
| 2022 | 760 | 11,430 | - |
| 2023 | 693 | 9,024 | - |
| 2024 | 678 | 131,460 | - |
| 2025 | 656 | 10,372 | - |
Cost of power in Henderson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Henderson 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
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.
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 Henderson County: FAQ
- How often does Henderson County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Henderson County, NC logged 656 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Henderson County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 131,460 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2024 and lasting about 37d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Henderson County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Henderson County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Henderson County.
28710, 28726, 28729, 28731, 28732, 28735, 28739, 28742, 28758, 28759, 28790, 28791, 28792
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 | - |
| 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/37089 and /api/v1/counties/37089/history. Live data as of .