Power Outages in Person County, NC
Piedmont Electric Member Corp and Virginia Electric & Power Co have not reported outages here, but they only publishactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.9 hours.
Person County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Person County, NC". https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/person-county
Piedmont Electric Member Corp and Virginia Electric & Power Co only appearin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress - (NC) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~31,667 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Piedmont Electric Member Corp, Virginia Electric & Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Person 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27574 | 157 | ≤11 | 115 | 0 |
| 27573 | 136 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 27583 | 75 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 27572 | 54 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 27541 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 27343 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 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 Person County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Person County right now.
Person County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Watch ×2
Latest Person County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 23m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 366 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,301 customers out (17% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 12h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 71 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 380 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 645 customers out (8.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 218 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Person County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Person County went about 12.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,498 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 12.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,498 customers out) · decade average 23.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 496 | 3,350 | 16.4 |
| 2016 | 508 | 3,441 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 489 | 4,381 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 560 | 5,498 | 57.6 |
| 2019 | 521 | 5,498 | 21.4 |
| 2020 | 519 | 5,498 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 614 | 5,498 | 69.1 |
| 2022 | 663 | 5,498 | 32.7 |
| 2023 | 644 | 2,862 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 612 | 1,858 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | 656 | 2,291 | 12.9 |
Cost of power in Person County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Person 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.
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC13.4¢1,961,108 cust
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 cust
- Piedmont Electric Member Corp15.6¢30,640 cust
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative13.9¢138 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.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 23.5 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 Person County: FAQ
- How often does Person County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Person County, NC logged 656 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Person County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,498 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 4d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Person County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Person County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Person County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Piedmont Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Person County.
27343, 27541, 27572, 27573, 27574, 27583
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Piedmont Electric Member Corp | 8.4 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Outages only | |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/37145 and /api/v1/counties/37145/history.