Power Outages in Pender County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Pender County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Pender County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Pender County.
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Pender County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Pender County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pender County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 245,938 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 20,660 customers out) · decade average 27.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 493 | 2,668 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 584 | 14,719 | 34.2 |
| 2017 | 554 | 5,997 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 603 | 20,660 | 164.9 |
| 2019 | 696 | 9,316 | 9.4 |
| 2020 | 895 | 29,214 | 42.0 |
| 2021 | 710 | 5,920 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 822 | 245,938 | 21.8 |
| 2023 | 869 | 2,601 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | 731 | 7,667 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 730 | 4,469 | 4.8 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 27.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pender County: FAQ
- How often does Pender County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pender County, NC logged 730 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pender County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 245,938 customers without power, beginning December 24, 2022 and lasting about 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Pender County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pender County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pender County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, FOUR COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP, JONES-ONSLOW ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pender County.
28421, 28425, 28435, 28443, 28457, 28478
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 ✓ | — |
| FOUR COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| JONES-ONSLOW ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37141 and /api/v1/counties/37141/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).