# North Carolina — Power Outage Status

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, 27,097 customers are without power in North Carolina, according to MassOutage's tally of the utility and government outage feeds it polls.

Cite as: MassOutage, "North Carolina Power Outages", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina

Statewide live and historical power-outage data for North Carolina (NC), aggregated by MassOutage (https://massoutage.com) from public utility and government sources. Unofficial — confirm with the utility before acting; for emergencies call 911.

## Live status (as of 2026-10-15T00:30:43.874Z UTC)
- Customers without power statewide: **27,097**
- Counties with outages: 31; active incidents: 41
- In areas not resolved to a county: 12
- Hardest-hit counties:
  - Davidson County: 19,615 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/davidson-county/summary.md
  - Randolph County: 4,642 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/randolph-county/summary.md
  - Montgomery County: 2,583 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/montgomery-county/summary.md
  - Wake County: 82 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/wake-county/summary.md
  - Franklin County: 38 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/franklin-county/summary.md
  - Forsyth County: 38 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/summary.md
  - Buncombe County: 20 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county/summary.md
  - Mecklenburg County: 17 out — https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/summary.md

> Live data changes continuously — re-check before reporting as current. Per-county live JSON: https://massoutage.com/api/v1/live/counties/{fips}

## More
- State page: https://massoutage.com/north-carolina
- National live API: https://massoutage.com/api/v1/live/summary
- Annual reports: https://massoutage.com/reports/2025/north-carolina
- Developer API & AI guide: https://massoutage.com/developers