Power Outages in Madison County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Madison County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.6 hours.
Madison County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Madison County.
No active NWS alerts for Madison County right now.
Madison County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Madison County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 308 customers out (14% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Madison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Madison County went about 13.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,310 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 15,310 customers out) · decade average 69.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47 | 555 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 72 | 554 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 48 | 556 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 54 | 102 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 228 | 717 | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 438 | 5,131 | 50.5 |
| 2021 | 474 | 1,294 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | 609 | 838 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 605 | 1,792 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 429 | 15,310 | 596.5 |
| 2025 | 568 | 982 | 13.6 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 69.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Madison County: FAQ
- How often does Madison County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Madison County, NC logged 568 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Madison County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,310 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 21d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Madison County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Madison County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Madison County.
28743, 28753, 28754
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 ✓ | — |
| FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37115 and /api/v1/counties/37115/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).