Power Outages in Montgomery County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Montgomery County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.1 hours.
Montgomery County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Montgomery County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Montgomery County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Montgomery County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 12.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,564 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,564 customers out) · decade average 31.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 495 | 3,661 | 14.7 |
| 2016 | 488 | 6,638 | 47.8 |
| 2017 | 528 | 2,413 | 14.7 |
| 2018 | 619 | 8,564 | 122.1 |
| 2019 | 595 | 3,918 | 14.8 |
| 2020 | 642 | 4,091 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | 643 | 3,397 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 558 | 6,565 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 605 | 3,078 | 12.2 |
| 2024 | 591 | 2,834 | 23.3 |
| 2025 | 605 | 3,103 | 12.1 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 31.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 Montgomery County: FAQ
- How often does Montgomery County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, NC logged 605 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,564 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 3d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montgomery County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Montgomery County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, PEE DEE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP, RANDOLPH ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County.
27209, 27229, 27247, 27306, 27356, 27371
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 ✓ | — |
| PEE DEE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| RANDOLPH ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37123 and /api/v1/counties/37123/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).