Power Outages in Johnston County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp, South River Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) and City of Wilson - (NC) in Johnston County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Benson - (NC), Town of Clayton - (NC), Town of Selma - (NC) and Town of Smithfield - (NC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Johnston County, NC is served by 10 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/johnston-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Johnston County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/johnston-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp, South River Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) and City of Wilson - (NC) in Johnston County.
No live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Benson - (NC), Town of Clayton - (NC), Town of Selma - (NC) and Town of Smithfield - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
87%of this county's ~115,094 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Benson - (NC), Town of Clayton - (NC), Town of Selma - (NC), Town of Smithfield - (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 | 92,912 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | Live · county | 0 | 3,630 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2,573 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 449 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Benson - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clayton - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Selma - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Smithfield - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp, South River Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) and City of Wilson - (NC) 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 Johnston 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27520 | 322 | ≤11 | 224 | ≤11 |
| 27577 | 263 | ≤11 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 27527 | 200 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 27504 | 193 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 27576 | 182 | 0 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 27524 | 148 | 0 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 27542 | 110 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 27569 | 93 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 27568 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Johnston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Johnston County right now.
Johnston County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Tornado Warning ×8
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Johnston County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 658 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 963 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 817 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 425 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Johnston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Johnston County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 39,337 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 13,828 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 763 | 3,175 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 802 | 13,828 | 18.6 |
| 2017 | 723 | 3,460 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 751 | 13,828 | 10.1 |
| 2019 | 763 | 13,828 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 815 | 8,228 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 871 | 7,058 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 781 | 12,116 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 785 | 10,436 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 757 | 6,385 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 744 | 3,387 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Johnston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Johnston 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
- Wake Electric Membership Corp14.3¢56,069 cust
- South River Elec Member Corp14.6¢46,422 cust
- City of Wilson - (NC)12.8¢32,472 cust
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)13.3¢22,887 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 winter weather exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Johnston County: FAQ
- How often does Johnston County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Johnston County, NC logged 744 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Johnston County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 39,337 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 9d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Johnston County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Johnston County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Johnston County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), South River Elec Member Corp, Wake Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Johnston County.
27504, 27520, 27524, 27527, 27542, 27555, 27568, 27569, 27576, 27577, 27593
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 | - |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| South River Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Smithfield - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Benson - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Clayton - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Selma - (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/37101 and /api/v1/counties/37101/history.