Power Outages in Lincoln County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Lincoln County, NC across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Rutherford Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Lincolnton - (NC) and Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Lincoln County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/lincoln-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/lincoln-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Lincolnton - (NC) and Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~70,589 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lincolnton - (NC), Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Rutherford Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lincolnton - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lincoln 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28092 | 518 | 14 | 408 | ≤11 |
| 28037 | 266 | ≤11 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 28168 | 149 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 28080 | 102 | ≤11 | 78 | 0 |
| 28033 | 53 | 0 | 44 | 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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 22, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×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 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 413 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 770 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lincoln Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 7.1 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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 Carolinas, LLC13.4¢1,961,108 cust
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp11.6¢124,446 cust
- Rutherford Elec Member Corp13.0¢72,060 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 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?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 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 Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lincolnton - (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/37109 and /api/v1/counties/37109/history. Live data as of .