Power Outages in Nash County, NC
Virginia Electric & Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. City of Rocky Mount - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Halifax Electric Member Corp and Wake Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Sharpsburg - (NC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Nash County, NC is served by 9 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nash County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/nash-county
Virginia Electric & Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
City of Rocky Mount - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Halifax Electric Member Corp and Wake Electric Membership Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Sharpsburg - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~55,612 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Sharpsburg - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Rocky Mount - (NC), City of Wilson - (NC), Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Halifax Electric Member Corp, Wake Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rocky Mount - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sharpsburg - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nash 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27804 | 285 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 27803 | 258 | ≤11 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 27856 | 192 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 27882 | 89 | ≤11 | 68 | ≤11 |
| 27891 | 82 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 27557 | 82 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 27807 | 66 | ≤11 | 53 | 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 Nash County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Nash County right now.
Nash County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Tornado Watch ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Nash County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 314 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Nash County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Rocky Mountno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nash County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,209 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 11,824 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 522 | 8,264 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 553 | 11,824 | 37.2 |
| 2017 | 510 | 2,921 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 582 | 8,266 | 10.6 |
| 2019 | 557 | 4,558 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 592 | 6,702 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 669 | 2,720 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 686 | 5,476 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 595 | 13,209 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 652 | 5,902 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 659 | 3,455 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Nash County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nash 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
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Wake Electric Membership Corp14.3¢56,069 cust
- City of Wilson - (NC)12.8¢32,472 cust
- City of Rocky Mount - (NC)13.2¢24,395 cust
- Edgecombe-Martin County E M C16.5¢10,810 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 8.9 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 Nash County: FAQ
- How often does Nash County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nash County, NC logged 659 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nash County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,209 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2023 and lasting about 1d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Nash County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nash County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nash County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Edgecombe-Martin County E M C, Halifax Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co, Wake Electric Membership Corp.
Rocky Mount. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Nash County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nash County.
27557, 27803, 27804, 27807, 27856, 27878, 27882, 27891
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 · total only | - |
| Edgecombe-Martin County E M C | 1.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Rocky Mount - (NC) | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Outages only | |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Sharpsburg - (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/37127 and /api/v1/counties/37127/history.