Power Outages in Perquimans County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Perquimans County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
Perquimans County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Perquimans County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Perquimans County has been under 63 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×17
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×9
- Flood Watch ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Tsunami Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Perquimans County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perquimans County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,945 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,927 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 | 947 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 49 | 776 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 87 | 778 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 85 | 243 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 192 | 2,125 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 244 | 1,927 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 158 | 1,351 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 171 | 2,945 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 220 | 2,265 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 208 | 2,062 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 192 | 1,470 | 4.4 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 2.7 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 Perquimans County: FAQ
- How often does Perquimans County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perquimans County, NC logged 192 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perquimans County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,945 customers without power, beginning December 22, 2022 and lasting about 4d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Perquimans County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perquimans County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perquimans County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include ALBEMARLE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP, Dominion Energy, ROANOKE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perquimans County.
27919, 27944, 27985
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | |
| ROANOKE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| ALBEMARLE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37143 and /api/v1/counties/37143/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).