Power Outages in Scotland County, NC
Is there a power outage in Scotland County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Scotland County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Laurinburg - (NC) and Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Scotland County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/scotland-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scotland County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/scotland-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Laurinburg - (NC) and Duke Energy.
Report an outage in Scotland 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), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp, Lumbee River Elec Member Corp, Duke Energy and City of Laurinburg - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
36%of this county's ~22,581 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Laurinburg - (NC), Duke Energy. 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 | 9 | 6,273 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,875 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Laurinburg - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Pee Dee Electric Member Corp 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 Scotland 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28352 | 267 | ≤11 | 195 | ≤11 |
| 28351 | 63 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 28396 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 28343 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 28363 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Scotland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scotland County right now.
Scotland County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Scotland 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: 817 customers out (7.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Scotland 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 Scotland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scotland County went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,518 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 10,518 customers out) · decade average 18.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 337 | 2,408 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 411 | 7,066 | 59.5 |
| 2017 | 556 | 2,445 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 814 | 10,518 | 79.5 |
| 2019 | 788 | 2,213 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 620 | 2,989 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 544 | 5,709 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 558 | 3,193 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | 559 | 2,022 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 524 | 1,863 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 568 | 1,842 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Scotland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scotland 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
- Lumbee River Elec Member Corp14.3¢65,422 cust
- Pee Dee Electric Member Corp15.6¢19,435 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 18.1 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 Scotland County: FAQ
- How often does Scotland County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scotland County, NC logged 568 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scotland County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,518 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 11d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Scotland County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Scotland County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Laurinburg - (NC) and Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Scotland County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Lumbee River Elec Member Corp, Pee Dee Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scotland County.
28343, 28351, 28352, 28363, 28396
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 Scotland 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 | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 4.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lumbee River Elec Member Corp | 2.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Laurinburg - (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/37165 and /api/v1/counties/37165/history. Live data as of .