Power Outages in Moore County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp and Lumbee River Elec Member Corp in Moore County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.6 hours.
Moore County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Moore County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/moore-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp and Lumbee River Elec Member Corp in Moore County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~63,240 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 | 0 | 51,778 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 7,932 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 3,611 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,318 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Randolph Electric Member Corp, Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp and Lumbee River 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 Moore 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28374 | 225 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 28387 | 206 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 28327 | 180 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 27376 | 124 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 28315 | 117 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 27325 | 73 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 28394 | 54 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 27281 | 47 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 28373 | 27 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 27242 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28370 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28350 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Moore County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Moore County right now.
Moore County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Moore County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 325 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,048 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 578 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 102 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Moore County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Moore County went about 24.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,708 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 24.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,708 customers out) · decade average 72.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 766 | 5,708 | 18.4 |
| 2016 | 758 | 5,708 | 161.0 |
| 2017 | 824 | 5,708 | 27.8 |
| 2018 | 814 | 5,708 | 161.2 |
| 2019 | 825 | 5,708 | 25.2 |
| 2020 | 881 | 5,708 | 47.9 |
| 2021 | 852 | 4,759 | 38.9 |
| 2022 | 869 | 5,708 | 201.5 |
| 2023 | 838 | 5,708 | 39.9 |
| 2024 | 760 | 5,708 | 48.3 |
| 2025 | 765 | 5,334 | 24.6 |
Cost of power in Moore County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Moore 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
- Lumbee River Elec Member Corp14.3¢65,422 cust
- Randolph Electric Member Corp16.2¢31,531 cust
- Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC)15.4¢20,677 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 72.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Moore County: FAQ
- How often does Moore County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Moore County, NC logged 765 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Moore County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,708 customers without power, beginning July 31, 2023 and lasting about 12h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Moore County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Moore County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Moore County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp, Randolph Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Moore County.
27242, 27259, 27281, 27325, 27376, 28315, 28327, 28350, 28373, 28374, 28387, 28394
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 4.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Randolph Electric Member Corp | 3.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Electric Membership Corp. - (NC) | 4.5 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/37125 and /api/v1/counties/37125/history.