Power Outages in Onslow County, NC
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp and Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Onslow County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/onslow-county
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Onslow County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/onslow-county
Carteret-Craven El Member Corp, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp and Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~184,789 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carteret-Craven El Member Corp, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Four County Elec Member Corp, Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Onslow 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28540 | 379 | 23 | 279 | ≤11 |
| 28546 | 348 | 21 | 253 | ≤11 |
| 28584 | 136 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 28574 | 134 | ≤11 | 97 | ≤11 |
| 28539 | 124 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 28460 | 106 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 28445 | 88 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 28555 | 76 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 28544 | 35 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 28547 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28543 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Onslow County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Onslow County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×11
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Onslow County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,807 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 761 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,228 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Onslow County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Jacksonvilleno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Onslow County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 71,864 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 71,864 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 763 | 10,293 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 956 | 30,149 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 938 | 21,431 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 931 | 71,864 | 90.8 |
| 2019 | 987 | 14,540 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 1,114 | 50,789 | 12.4 |
| 2021 | 1,158 | 11,252 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 1,154 | 14,892 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 1,113 | 4,384 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 949 | 12,387 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 946 | 22,805 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Onslow County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Onslow 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
- Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp13.4¢81,070 cust
- Carteret-Craven El Member Corp12.5¢39,424 cust
- Four County Elec Member Corp15.1¢31,222 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 hurricanes exposure · 12.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Onslow County: FAQ
- How often does Onslow County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Onslow County, NC logged 946 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Onslow County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 71,864 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 13d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Onslow County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Onslow County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Onslow County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp.
Jacksonville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Onslow County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Onslow County.
28445, 28454, 28460, 28539, 28540, 28542, 28543, 28544, 28546, 28547, 28555, 28574, 28582
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 | - |
| Jones-Onslow Elec Member Corp | 1.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Carteret-Craven El Member Corp | 2.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Four County Elec Member Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
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/37133 and /api/v1/counties/37133/history.