Power Outages in Perquimans County, NC
Is there a power outage in Perquimans County, NC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Perquimans County, NC. There is no live feed for City of Hertford - (NC).
Perquimans County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/perquimans-county
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- October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perquimans County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/perquimans-county
No active outages are reported by Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Perquimans County.
No live feed for City of Hertford - (NC): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Perquimans County, NC
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No outage contact on file for Roanoke Electric Member Corp, Albemarle Electric Member Corp and City of Hertford - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
88%of this county's ~7,993 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hertford - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 5,634 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,380 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Hertford - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp 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 Perquimans 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27944 | 181 | ≤11 | 127 | ≤11 |
| 27919 | 20 | ≤11 | 14 | 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 Perquimans County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Perquimans County right now.
Perquimans County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Perquimans 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: 185 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 717 customers out (9.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 454 customers out (5.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2d 15h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 333 customers out (4.2% of the county)
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.
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 4.4 hrs.
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 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 244 | 1,927 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 158 | 1,351 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 171 | 2,945 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 220 | 2,265 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 208 | 2,062 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 192 | 1,470 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Perquimans County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perquimans 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
- Roanoke Electric Member Corp20.7¢12,045 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 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?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Roanoke Electric Member Corp in Perquimans County, NC. There is no live feed for City of Hertford - (NC).
- Which utilities serve Perquimans County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Albemarle Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Perquimans County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Electric Member Corp | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| Albemarle Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Hertford - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
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/37143 and /api/v1/counties/37143/history.