Power Outages in Rutherford County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Rutherford Elec Member Corp in Rutherford County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Bostic - (NC) and Town of Forest City. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.7 hours.
Rutherford County, NC is served by 7 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rutherford County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/rutherford-county
No active outages are reported by Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Rutherford Elec Member Corp in Rutherford County.
No live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Bostic - (NC) and Town of Forest City: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~39,767 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Bostic - (NC), Town of Forest City. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bostic - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Forest City | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Broad River Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28043 | 210 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 28139 | 155 | ≤11 | 113 | ≤11 |
| 28040 | 104 | ≤11 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 28018 | 69 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 28160 | 44 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 28746 | 32 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 28167 | 30 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
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 Rutherford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rutherford County right now.
Rutherford County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×12
- Flood Advisory ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Frost Advisory ×2
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 13h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 52 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 384 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 695 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,525 customers out (22% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 763 customers out (11% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 380 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
Hardest-hit cities in Rutherford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rutherford County went about 21.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,084 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 21.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,084 customers out) · decade average 65.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 591 | 7,084 | 12.1 |
| 2016 | 634 | 5,418 | 29.9 |
| 2017 | 624 | 3,907 | 40.0 |
| 2018 | 643 | 7,084 | 96.3 |
| 2019 | 709 | 3,047 | 18.8 |
| 2020 | 706 | 7,084 | 94.7 |
| 2021 | 781 | 7,084 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | 802 | 3,377 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 711 | 4,222 | 33.2 |
| 2024 | 611 | 7,084 | 332.3 |
| 2025 | 787 | 4,458 | 21.7 |
Cost of power in Rutherford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rutherford 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
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Rutherford Elec Member Corp13.0¢72,060 cust
- Broad River Electric Coop, Inc16.7¢490 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 High ice storms exposure · 65.9 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 7,084 customers without power, beginning December 9, 2018 and lasting about 5d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Rutherford County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rutherford County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rutherford County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), 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 Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Rutherford Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Broad River Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Forest City | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Bostic - (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/37161 and /api/v1/counties/37161/history.