Power Outages in Lenoir County, NC
City of Kinston - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp, Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp and Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of La Grange - (NC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Lenoir County, NC is served by 7 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/lenoir-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lenoir County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/lenoir-county
City of Kinston - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp, Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp and Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy and Town of La Grange - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~32,652 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of La Grange - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Kinston - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp, Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kinston - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of La Grange - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lenoir 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28504 | 207 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 28501 | 184 | ≤11 | 113 | ≤11 |
| 28551 | 130 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 28525 | 40 | ≤11 | 29 | 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 Lenoir County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lenoir County right now.
Lenoir County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 16, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×9
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Lenoir County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 205 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 314 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lenoir County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lenoir County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,490 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,518 customers out) · decade average 10.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 496 | 2,156 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 383 | 10,490 | 39.7 |
| 2017 | 368 | 3,016 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 372 | 8,518 | 40.1 |
| 2019 | 369 | 5,992 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 420 | 5,556 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 439 | 3,519 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 503 | 9,769 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 474 | 3,939 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 424 | 2,216 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 493 | 1,640 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Lenoir County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lenoir 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
- Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp13.4¢81,070 cust
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)13.3¢22,887 cust
- City of Kinston - (NC)13.0¢10,040 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 · 10.8 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 Lenoir County: FAQ
- How often does Lenoir County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lenoir County, NC logged 493 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lenoir County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,490 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 11d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Lenoir County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lenoir County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lenoir County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lenoir County.
28501, 28504, 28525, 28551
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 · total only | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | 1.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | 1.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Kinston - (NC) | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of La Grange - (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/37107 and /api/v1/counties/37107/history.