Power Outages in Lincoln County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lincoln County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Lincoln County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lincoln County.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 80 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on August 28, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×32
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×28
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×3
Latest Lincoln County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 27m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 817 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 822 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 549 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,646 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 23,646 customers out) · decade average 10.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 461 | 2,650 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 484 | 4,628 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 470 | 6,955 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 492 | 6,008 | 10.0 |
| 2019 | 541 | 1,421 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 601 | 8,551 | 9.0 |
| 2021 | 667 | 2,948 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 688 | 4,805 | 8.7 |
| 2023 | 589 | 10,486 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 609 | 23,646 | 53.7 |
| 2025 | 698 | 6,555 | 7.1 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 10.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, NC logged 698 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,646 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 9d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP, RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
28033, 28037, 28080, 28092, 28168
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 ✓ | — |
| ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37109 and /api/v1/counties/37109/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).