Power Outages in Mecklenburg County, NC
Is there a power outage in Mecklenburg County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Mecklenburg County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Cornelius - (NC), Town of Pineville - (NC) and York Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Mecklenburg County, NC is served by 8 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mecklenburg County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Cornelius - (NC), Town of Pineville - (NC) and York Electric Coop Inc.
Report an outage in Mecklenburg 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 Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, York Electric Coop Inc, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC), Town of Huntersville - (NC), Duke Energy and 2 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~588,615 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Cornelius - (NC), Town of Pineville - (NC), York Electric Coop Inc. 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 | 12 | 578,687 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 31,752 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Town of Huntersville - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornelius - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pineville - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Town of Huntersville - (NC) and Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) 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 Mecklenburg 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 (29)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28215 | 425 | 24 | 281 | ≤11 |
| 28269 | 393 | 18 | 230 | 18 |
| 28227 | 365 | 16 | 246 | ≤11 |
| 28105 | 352 | ≤11 | 215 | ≤11 |
| 28216 | 342 | 18 | 219 | ≤11 |
| 28078 | 312 | 15 | 184 | 12 |
| 28208 | 282 | 16 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 28277 | 258 | ≤11 | 161 | ≤11 |
| 28214 | 211 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 28210 | 209 | 16 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 28226 | 207 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 28205 | 201 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 28212 | 184 | 12 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 28213 | 177 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 28217 | 167 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 28273 | 166 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 28262 | 145 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 28031 | 140 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 28270 | 138 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 28278 | 132 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 28211 | 132 | ≤11 | 83 | 0 |
| 28209 | 116 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 28206 | 100 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 28036 | 89 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 28134 | 88 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 28202 | 70 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 28203 | 44 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 28207 | 34 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 28204 | 33 | ≤11 | 23 | 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 Mecklenburg County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mecklenburg County right now.
Mecklenburg County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 22, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Latest Mecklenburg County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,356 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 510 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 54m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 308 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,089 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
Hardest-hit cities in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mecklenburg County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 116,836 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 116,836 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 420 | 14,387 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 322 | 50,103 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 326 | 65,797 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 226 | 55,999 | 8.5 |
| 2019 | 272 | 33,764 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 337 | 64,686 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 299 | 26,744 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 255 | 105,751 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 286 | 48,540 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 236 | 116,836 | 10.8 |
| 2025 | 273 | 14,190 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Mecklenburg County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mecklenburg 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
- Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC)13.9¢86,852 cust
- Town of Huntersville - (NC)12.6¢8,617 cust
- York Electric Coop Inc12.9¢16 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 High ice storms exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mecklenburg County: FAQ
- How often does Mecklenburg County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mecklenburg County, NC logged 273 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mecklenburg County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 116,836 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 9d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Mecklenburg County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Mecklenburg County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Cornelius - (NC), Town of Pineville - (NC) and York Electric Coop Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Mecklenburg County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC).
Charlotte, Huntersville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Mecklenburg County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mecklenburg County.
28031, 28036, 28078, 28105, 28134, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206, 28207, 28208, 28209, 28210, 28211, 28212, 28213, 28214, 28215, 28216, 28217, 28223, 28226, 28227, 28244, 28262, 28269, 28270, 28273, 28274, 28277, 28278, 28280, 28282
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 Mecklenburg County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| York Electric Coop Inc | 1.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Town of Huntersville - (NC) | 0.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Pineville - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Cornelius - (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/37119 and /api/v1/counties/37119/history. Live data as of .