Power Outages in Macon County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) in Macon County, NC. There is no live feed for City of Highlands - (NC) and Duke Energy.
Macon County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/macon-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Macon County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/macon-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) in Macon County.
No live feed for City of Highlands - (NC) and Duke Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
99%of this county's ~30,652 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Highlands - (NC), 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 Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 27,726 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2,491 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | Live · county | 0 | 38 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Highlands - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp and Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) 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 Macon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28734 | 573 | 12 | 485 | ≤11 |
| 28763 | 58 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 28741 | 48 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 28781 | 29 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 28775 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Macon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Macon County right now.
Macon County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- High Wind Warning ×5
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Macon County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 384 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Macon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 576 | 16,406 | - |
| 2016 | 554 | 4,267 | - |
| 2017 | 573 | 7,263 | - |
| 2018 | 624 | 7,125 | - |
| 2019 | 640 | 2,158 | - |
| 2020 | 682 | 7,147 | - |
| 2021 | 664 | 3,758 | - |
| 2022 | 684 | 5,459 | - |
| 2023 | 698 | 7,013 | - |
| 2024 | 688 | 11,221 | - |
| 2025 | 673 | 23,975 | - |
Cost of power in Macon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Macon 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
- Haywood Electric Member Corp16.9¢30,307 cust
- Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)14.8¢16,040 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 Moderate ice storms exposure.
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 Macon County: FAQ
- How often does Macon County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Macon County, NC logged 673 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Macon County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,975 customers without power, beginning June 27, 2025 and lasting about 14h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Macon County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Macon County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Macon County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Macon County.
28734, 28741, 28763, 28775, 28781
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 · county | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 12.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) | 8.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Highlands - (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/37113 and /api/v1/counties/37113/history.