Power Outages in Robeson County, NC
Is there a power outage in Robeson County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Robeson County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Red Springs - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Robeson County, NC is served by 6 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/robeson-county
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- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Robeson County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/robeson-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Red Springs - (NC).
Report an outage in Robeson County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Lumbee River Elec Member Corp, Brunswick Electric Member Corp, Duke Energy, City of Lumberton - (NC) and Town of Red Springs - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
19%of this county's ~134,972 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Red Springs - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 13 | 25,657 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Lumberton - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Red Springs - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Brunswick Electric Member Corp, City of Lumberton - (NC) and Lumbee River Elec 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 Robeson 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28358 | 385 | 20 | 299 | ≤11 |
| 28384 | 148 | ≤11 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 28340 | 135 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 28360 | 115 | ≤11 | 87 | ≤11 |
| 28364 | 102 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 28372 | 100 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 28383 | 97 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 28371 | 81 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 28386 | 49 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 28369 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 28357 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 28375 | ≤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 Robeson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Robeson County right now.
Robeson County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Robeson County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 397 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,026 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,250 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 578 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 583 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Robeson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Robeson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Robeson County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 43,321 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 43,321 customers out) · decade average 14.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 776 | 9,108 | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 891 | 43,321 | 70.6 |
| 2017 | 931 | 7,341 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 958 | 35,665 | 52.1 |
| 2019 | 920 | 11,247 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 909 | 7,689 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 884 | 4,156 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 948 | 21,903 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 947 | 5,516 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 847 | 7,998 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | 962 | 5,292 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Robeson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Robeson 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
- Brunswick Electric Member Corp13.3¢108,087 cust
- Lumbee River Elec Member Corp14.3¢65,422 cust
- City of Lumberton - (NC)13.9¢9,938 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.
Very High high winds exposure · 14.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Robeson County: FAQ
- How often does Robeson County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Robeson County, NC logged 962 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Robeson County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 43,321 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 13d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Robeson County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Robeson County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Red Springs - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Robeson County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Lumbee River Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Robeson County.
28340, 28357, 28358, 28359, 28360, 28362, 28364, 28369, 28371, 28372, 28375, 28378, 28383, 28384, 28386
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 Robeson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | 0.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lumberton - (NC) | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Red Springs - (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/37155 and /api/v1/counties/37155/history. Live data as of .