Power Outages in Lee County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lee County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.9 hours.
Lee County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lee County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Lee County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lee County went about 8.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,796 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 13,468 customers out) · decade average 20.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 623 | 3,729 | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 611 | 13,468 | 51.5 |
| 2017 | 774 | 19,796 | 13.7 |
| 2018 | 848 | 9,775 | 40.1 |
| 2019 | 700 | 1,985 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 741 | 8,972 | 15.8 |
| 2021 | 780 | 3,681 | 25.3 |
| 2022 | 762 | 5,756 | 20.5 |
| 2023 | 761 | 8,226 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 748 | 11,501 | 21.8 |
| 2025 | 739 | 1,999 | 8.9 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 20.0 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 Lee County: FAQ
- How often does Lee County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lee County, NC logged 739 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lee County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,796 customers without power, beginning January 26, 2017 and lasting about 14h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lee County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lee County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include CENTRAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP. - (NC), Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lee County.
27330, 27332, 28355
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 ✓ | — |
| CENTRAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP. - (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37105 and /api/v1/counties/37105/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).