Power Outages in Transylvania County, NC
Is there a power outage in Transylvania County, NC right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Haywood Electric Member Corp in Transylvania County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy.
Transylvania County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Transylvania County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/transylvania-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Haywood Electric Member Corp in Transylvania County.
No live feed for Duke Energy: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Transylvania 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 Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp and Duke Energy; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
90%of this county's ~27,263 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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 Carolinas, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 17,067 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | 7,412 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Haywood Electric 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 Transylvania 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28712 | 264 | 14 | 209 | ≤11 |
| 28768 | 91 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 28772 | 33 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 28766 | 19 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 28747 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 28718 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28774 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 28708 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Transylvania County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Transylvania County right now.
Transylvania County has been under 45 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Advisory ×7
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flood Warning ×6
- Wind Advisory ×5
- High Wind Warning ×5
Latest Transylvania County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 736 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 420 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 736 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Transylvania County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports North Carolina utilities averaged 3.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 459 | 4,792 | - |
| 2016 | 454 | 2,110 | - |
| 2017 | 419 | 2,703 | - |
| 2018 | 446 | 10,779 | - |
| 2019 | 490 | 5,119 | - |
| 2020 | 600 | 10,446 | - |
| 2021 | 587 | 5,418 | - |
| 2022 | 589 | 3,240 | - |
| 2023 | 602 | 4,129 | - |
| 2024 | 629 | 21,167 | - |
| 2025 | 636 | 12,015 | - |
Cost of power in Transylvania County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Transylvania 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
- Haywood Electric Member Corp16.9¢30,307 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.
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 Transylvania County: FAQ
- How often does Transylvania County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Transylvania County, NC logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025.
- What was the worst power outage in Transylvania County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,167 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2024 and lasting about 21d.
- Is there a power outage in Transylvania County, NC right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Haywood Electric Member Corp in Transylvania County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy.
- Which utilities serve Transylvania County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Haywood Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Transylvania County.
28708, 28712, 28718, 28747, 28766, 28768, 28772, 28774
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 Transylvania County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | 3.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Haywood Electric Member Corp | 12.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | 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/37175 and /api/v1/counties/37175/history.