Power Outages in Lee County, NC
Is there a power outage in Lee County, NC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) in Lee County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy.
Lee County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/lee-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lee County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/lee-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) in Lee County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Lee County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) and Duke Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
64%of this county's ~53,366 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 28,436 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 5,901 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Central Electric Membership Corp. - (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 Lee 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27330 | 382 | 12 | 272 | ≤11 |
| 27332 | 282 | ≤11 | 207 | ≤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 Lee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Tornado Warning ×1
Latest Lee County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 546 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 545 customers out (1.6% of the county)
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 13,067 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 8.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 13,067 customers out) · decade average 19.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 623 | 3,729 | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 611 | 13,067 | 51.1 |
| 2017 | 774 | 13,067 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | 848 | 9,775 | 39.9 |
| 2019 | 700 | 1,985 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 741 | 8,972 | 15.7 |
| 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 |
Cost of power in Lee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lee 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
- Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)15.4¢20,677 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 19.9 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 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 13,067 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 5d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, NC right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) in Lee County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy.
- Which utilities serve Lee County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Lee County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/37105 and /api/v1/counties/37105/history.