Power Outages in Montgomery County, NC
Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 47 customers are without power in Montgomery County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Montgomery County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/montgomery-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montgomery County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/montgomery-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
Report an outage in Montgomery 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), EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Pee Dee Electric Member Corp, Randolph Electric Member Corp and Duke Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
68%of this county's ~26,829 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. 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 Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 47 | 10,690 | 0.4% | - | - | - | |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 4,297 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2,273 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,033 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Pee Dee Electric 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 Montgomery 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27371 | 102 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 27306 | 101 | ≤11 | 73 | 0 |
| 27229 | 53 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 27209 | 51 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 27356 | 48 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
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 Montgomery County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Montgomery County right now.
Montgomery County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Tornado Warning ×5
Latest Montgomery County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4d 2h
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,162 customers out (8.1% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,325 customers out (4.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Montgomery 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 Montgomery Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,564 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,564 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 495 | 3,661 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 488 | 6,638 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | 528 | 2,413 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 619 | 8,564 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | 595 | 3,918 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 642 | 4,091 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 643 | 2,458 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 558 | 6,565 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 605 | 3,078 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 591 | 2,834 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 605 | 3,103 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Montgomery County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp11.6¢124,446 cust
- Randolph Electric Member Corp16.2¢31,531 cust
- Pee Dee Electric Member Corp15.6¢19,435 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 hurricanes exposure · 5.9 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 2.3 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?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 47 customers are without power in Montgomery County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Montgomery County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, 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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Montgomery 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 | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 4.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | 3.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/37123 and /api/v1/counties/37123/history. Live data as of .