Power Outages in Henderson County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1,183 customers are without power in Henderson County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15176.7 hours.
Henderson County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
Out for ~5 hours; outages this size here usually clear within about ~12 hours.
Historical average from 495 past outages here — an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
No active NWS alerts for Henderson County right now.
Henderson County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Henderson County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- GREW
Outage grew to 804 customers out (100% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2 customers out (8.3% 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
In 2025, the average customer in Henderson County went about 15176.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 131,460 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 131,460 customers out) · decade average 73807.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 759 | 6,473 | 10341.9 |
| 2016 | 734 | 9,604 | 15465.2 |
| 2017 | 635 | 8,533 | 36553.2 |
| 2018 | 688 | 15,685 | 36583.2 |
| 2019 | 710 | 21,165 | 33216.9 |
| 2020 | 753 | 19,644 | 50807.7 |
| 2021 | 808 | 5,846 | 12008.4 |
| 2022 | 760 | 11,430 | 13559.2 |
| 2023 | 693 | 9,024 | 14981.9 |
| 2024 | 678 | 131,460 | 573193.0 |
| 2025 | 656 | 10,372 | 15176.7 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 73807.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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, averaging about 15176.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- 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 1,183 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Henderson County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37089 and /api/v1/counties/37089/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .