Power Outages in Pasquotank County, NC
Is there a power outage in Pasquotank County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Pasquotank County, NC across 1 reported incident.
Pasquotank County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pasquotank County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/pasquotank-county
Report an outage in Pasquotank 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 Albemarle Electric Member Corp and City of Elizabeth City - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
24%of this county's ~29,502 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 3,658 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,550 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Elizabeth City - (NC) | Live · county | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co and City of Elizabeth City - (NC) 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 Pasquotank 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27909 | 422 | ≤11 | 305 | 13 |
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 Pasquotank County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Pasquotank County right now.
Pasquotank County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Pasquotank 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: 2,981 customers out (8.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 530 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,491 customers out (4.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pasquotank County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,239 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 3,136 customers out) · decade average 0.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 1,949 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 105 | 3,136 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 102 | 1,348 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 118 | 1,344 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 184 | 3,239 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 206 | 2,515 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 168 | 1,361 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 171 | 2,543 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 172 | 1,378 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 189 | 1,771 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 181 | 1,464 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Pasquotank County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pasquotank 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Albemarle Electric Member Corp15.1¢12,810 cust
- City of Elizabeth City - (NC)12.0¢11,554 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 High winter weather exposure · 0.8 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 Pasquotank County: FAQ
- How often does Pasquotank County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pasquotank County, NC logged 181 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pasquotank County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,239 customers without power, beginning September 6, 2019 and lasting about 2d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Pasquotank County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:20 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Pasquotank County, NC across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Pasquotank County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Albemarle Electric Member Corp, City of Elizabeth City - (NC), Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pasquotank County.
27909
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 Pasquotank County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Elizabeth City - (NC) | - | Live · county | - |
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/37139 and /api/v1/counties/37139/history. Live data as of .