Power Outages in Richmond County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Pee Dee Electric Member Corp in Richmond County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Richmond County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/richmond-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richmond County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/richmond-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Pee Dee Electric Member Corp in Richmond County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
54%of this county's ~43,590 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 15,363 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 8,225 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Pee Dee 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 Richmond 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28379 | 371 | 25 | 273 | ≤11 |
| 28345 | 153 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 28338 | 62 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 28347 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Richmond County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richmond County right now.
Richmond County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Richmond County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 465 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,266 customers out (5.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richmond County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richmond County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,592 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 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 12,592 customers out) · decade average 15.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 505 | 5,226 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 566 | 7,444 | 34.6 |
| 2017 | 681 | 1,742 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 798 | 12,592 | 57.4 |
| 2019 | 831 | 3,720 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 940 | 12,499 | 27.1 |
| 2021 | 870 | 3,775 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 809 | 5,602 | 18.8 |
| 2023 | 813 | 5,134 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 795 | 3,762 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | 790 | 2,320 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Richmond County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richmond 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 Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Pee Dee Electric Member Corp15.6¢19,435 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 hurricanes exposure · 15.6 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 Richmond County: FAQ
- How often does Richmond County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richmond County, NC logged 790 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richmond County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,592 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 7d.
- Is there a power outage in Richmond County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Richmond County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Richmond County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richmond County.
28330, 28338, 28345, 28347, 28367, 28379
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 · county | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 4.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/37153 and /api/v1/counties/37153/history.