Power Outages in Orange County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Orange County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 29.0 hours.
Orange County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Orange County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Orange County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 519 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Orange 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 Orange Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orange County went about 29.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,013 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 29,013 customers out) · decade average 25.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 936 | 14,879 | 19.4 |
| 2016 | 897 | 6,866 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | 932 | 4,400 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 833 | 29,013 | 66.4 |
| 2019 | 906 | 10,762 | 13.0 |
| 2020 | 884 | 13,566 | 17.0 |
| 2021 | 867 | 4,953 | 10.8 |
| 2022 | 808 | 16,403 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 788 | 14,804 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | 753 | 11,997 | 31.4 |
| 2025 | 738 | 23,235 | 29.0 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 25.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Orange County: FAQ
- How often does Orange County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Orange County, NC logged 738 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 29.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orange County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,013 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 5d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Orange County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Orange County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Chapel Hill. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Orange County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orange County.
27231, 27243, 27278, 27510, 27514, 27516, 27599
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 ✓ | — |
| PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37135 and /api/v1/counties/37135/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .