Power Outages in Rowan County, NC
Is there a power outage in Rowan County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:40 UTC, about 64 customers are without power in Rowan County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Landis - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Rowan County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/rowan-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rowan County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/rowan-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Landis - (NC).
Report an outage in Rowan 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 Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC), Duke Energy and Town of Landis - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
82%of this county's ~90,411 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Landis - (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 Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 64 | 71,427 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 2,780 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Landis - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp and Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) 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 Rowan 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28146 | 402 | 23 | 309 | ≤11 |
| 28147 | 316 | 22 | 234 | ≤11 |
| 28144 | 257 | 17 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 28023 | 147 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 28138 | 145 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 27013 | 85 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 27054 | 42 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 28071 | 38 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 28159 | 35 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 28088 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 28125 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 28145 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 28039 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Rowan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rowan County right now.
Rowan County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 21, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Rowan County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 534 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 477 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rowan 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 Rowan Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rowan County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,195 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 22,195 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 805 | 7,899 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 824 | 7,044 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 768 | 4,114 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 834 | 22,195 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | 722 | 4,426 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 782 | 7,948 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 814 | 5,235 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 773 | 6,425 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 748 | 18,454 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 733 | 13,915 | 7.4 |
| 2025 | 732 | 4,672 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Rowan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rowan 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
- EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp11.6¢124,446 cust
- Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC)13.9¢86,852 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 High ice storms exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rowan County: FAQ
- How often does Rowan County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rowan County, NC logged 732 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rowan County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,195 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 4d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Rowan County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:40 UTC, about 64 customers are without power in Rowan County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Town of Landis - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Rowan County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rowan County.
27013, 27054, 28023, 28039, 28041, 28071, 28072, 28088, 28125, 28138, 28144, 28146, 28147, 28159
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 Rowan County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | 2.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Landis - (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/37159 and /api/v1/counties/37159/history. Live data as of .