Power Outages in Scotland County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Scotland County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
Scotland County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Scotland County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
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 10,690 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 10,690 customers out) · decade average 18.2 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 | 59.6 |
| 2017 | 556 | 2,445 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 814 | 10,690 | 79.6 |
| 2019 | 788 | 2,213 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 620 | 2,989 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 544 | 5,709 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 558 | 3,193 | 16.6 |
| 2023 | 559 | 2,022 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 524 | 1,863 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 568 | 1,842 | 3.9 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 18.2 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 10,690 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 11d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Scotland County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Scotland County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, 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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| PEE DEE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| LUMBEE RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37165 and /api/v1/counties/37165/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .