Power Outages in Hyde County, NC
Virginia Electric & Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Tideland Electric Member Corp publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 26.1 hours.
Hyde County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/hyde-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hyde County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/hyde-county
Virginia Electric & Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Tideland Electric Member Corp publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,400 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Tideland Electric Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hyde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27810 | 58 | 0 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 27824 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 27960 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27885 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27875 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 27826 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤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 Hyde County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WarningSEVERE
- High Wind WatchSEVERE
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Hyde County has been under 70 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×19
- Coastal Flood Warning ×18
- Wind Advisory ×9
- High Surf Advisory ×7
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
Latest Hyde County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 515 customers out (74% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hyde County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hyde County went about 26.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 700 customers.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 26.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 700 customers out) · decade average 52.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 67 | 700 | 42.3 |
| 2018 | 212 | 700 | 108.9 |
| 2019 | 224 | 700 | 149.5 |
| 2020 | 212 | 700 | 40.4 |
| 2021 | 168 | 700 | 21.0 |
| 2022 | 202 | 700 | 32.8 |
| 2023 | 223 | 700 | 34.1 |
| 2024 | 234 | 700 | 19.5 |
| 2025 | 175 | 700 | 26.1 |
Cost of power in Hyde County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hyde 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Tideland Electric Member Corp16.4¢21,906 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 High hurricanes exposure · 52.7 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 Hyde County: FAQ
- How often does Hyde County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hyde County, NC logged 175 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 26.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hyde County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 700 customers without power, beginning March 22, 2024 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Hyde County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hyde County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hyde County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Tideland Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hyde County.
27810, 27824, 27826, 27875, 27885, 27960
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tideland Electric Member Corp | 3.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Outages only |
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/37095 and /api/v1/counties/37095/history.