Power Outages in Madison County, NC
Is there a power outage in Madison County, NC right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Haywood Electric Member Corp and French Broad Elec Member Corp in Madison County, NC.
Madison County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Madison County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/madison-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Haywood Electric Member Corp and French Broad Elec Member Corp in Madison County.
Report an outage in Madison County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Haywood Electric Member Corp and French Broad Elec Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
11%of this county's ~5,801 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 648 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Haywood Electric Member Corp and French Broad Elec Member Corp 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 Madison 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28753 | 198 | ≤11 | 172 | ≤11 |
| 28754 | 114 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 28743 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 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 Madison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Madison County right now.
Madison County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- High Wind Warning ×5
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×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 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 119 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 379 customers out (17% 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 2,231 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 13.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,231 customers out) · decade average 42.0 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 | 2,231 | 45.6 |
| 2021 | 474 | 854 | 14.7 |
| 2022 | 609 | 838 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 605 | 1,792 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 429 | 2,231 | 301.8 |
| 2025 | 568 | 982 | 13.6 |
Cost of power in Madison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Madison 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
- French Broad Elec Member Corp16.2¢36,049 cust
- Haywood Electric Member Corp16.9¢30,307 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 42.0 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 2,231 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 5d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, NC right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Haywood Electric Member Corp and French Broad Elec Member Corp in Madison County, NC.
- Which utilities serve Madison County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Progress - (NC), 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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Madison County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 12.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/37115 and /api/v1/counties/37115/history.