Power Outages in Richmond County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Richmond County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Richmond County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Richmond County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Richmond County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
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 18,446 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 18,446 customers out) · decade average 16.0 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 | 18,446 | 61.1 |
| 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 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 16.0 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 18,446 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, 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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| PEE DEE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37153 and /api/v1/counties/37153/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).