Power Outages in Mecklenburg County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Mecklenburg County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 59.7 hours.
Mecklenburg County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Mecklenburg County right now.
Mecklenburg County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×9
- Flood Advisory ×2
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 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 584 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 897 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 53m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,700 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 917 customers out
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 59.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 116,836 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 116,836 customers out) · decade average 101.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 420 | 14,387 | 40.5 |
| 2016 | 322 | 50,103 | 100.4 |
| 2017 | 326 | 65,797 | 62.2 |
| 2018 | 226 | 55,999 | 178.4 |
| 2019 | 272 | 33,764 | 76.0 |
| 2020 | 337 | 64,686 | 137.6 |
| 2021 | 299 | 26,744 | 55.0 |
| 2022 | 255 | 105,751 | 108.3 |
| 2023 | 286 | 48,540 | 75.9 |
| 2024 | 236 | 116,836 | 225.2 |
| 2025 | 273 | 14,190 | 59.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 101.7 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 59.7 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 — about 6 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Mecklenburg County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37119 and /api/v1/counties/37119/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .