Power Outages in Stanly County, NC
Is there a power outage in Stanly County, NC right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Stanly County, NC across 1 reported incident.
Stanly County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Stanly County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/stanly-county
Report an outage in Stanly 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), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Pee Dee Electric Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) and City of Albemarle - (NC); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
1.4%of this county's ~43,628 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 606 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Albemarle - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Pee Dee Electric Member Corp, City of Albemarle - (NC), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC) 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 Stanly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28001 | 354 | 23 | 263 | ≤11 |
| 28127 | 86 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 28097 | 85 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 28128 | 83 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 28129 | 72 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 28163 | 52 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 28137 | 36 | ≤11 | 29 | 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 Stanly County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Stanly County right now.
Stanly County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Warning ×3
Latest Stanly County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 780 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Stanly 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 Stanly Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stanly County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,706 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,547 customers out) · decade average 5.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 575 | 2,689 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 597 | 7,706 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 647 | 2,318 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 749 | 5,547 | 14.8 |
| 2019 | 637 | 2,628 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 617 | 1,987 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 663 | 3,398 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 589 | 7,028 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | 666 | 5,499 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 670 | 7,700 | 10.0 |
| 2025 | 617 | 1,956 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Stanly County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Stanly 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
- Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC)13.9¢86,852 cust
- Pee Dee Electric Member Corp15.6¢19,435 cust
- City of Albemarle - (NC)11.3¢11,302 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 · 5.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stanly County: FAQ
- How often does Stanly County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stanly County, NC logged 617 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stanly County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,706 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2016 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Stanly County, NC right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Stanly County, NC across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Stanly County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Pee Dee Electric Member Corp, Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stanly County.
28001, 28009, 28097, 28109, 28127, 28128, 28129, 28137, 28163
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 Stanly 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 | - |
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pee Dee Electric Member Corp | 4.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Union Electric Membership Corp - (NC) | 0.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Albemarle - (NC) | 0.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/37167 and /api/v1/counties/37167/history. Live data as of .