Power Outages in Rutherford County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Rutherford County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.7 hours.
Rutherford County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Rutherford County right now.
Rutherford County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Rutherford County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 32m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,333 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Rutherford 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 Rutherford Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rutherford County went about 21.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 51,166 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 51,166 customers out) · decade average 116.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 591 | 9,317 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | 634 | 5,418 | 29.9 |
| 2017 | 624 | 3,907 | 40.0 |
| 2018 | 643 | 14,250 | 116.2 |
| 2019 | 709 | 3,047 | 18.8 |
| 2020 | 706 | 20,725 | 141.6 |
| 2021 | 781 | 11,345 | 24.1 |
| 2022 | 802 | 3,377 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 711 | 4,222 | 33.2 |
| 2024 | 611 | 51,166 | 826.0 |
| 2025 | 787 | 4,458 | 21.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 116.9 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 Rutherford County: FAQ
- How often does Rutherford County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rutherford County, NC logged 787 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rutherford County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 51,166 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 49d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Rutherford County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 9 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Rutherford County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rutherford County.
28018, 28019, 28024, 28040, 28043, 28074, 28076, 28139, 28160, 28167, 28720, 28746
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 ✓ | — |
| RUTHERFORD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37161 and /api/v1/counties/37161/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .