Power Outages in Union County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Union County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.7 hours.
Union County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Union County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
Latest Union County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,112 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 28m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 509 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Union 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 Union Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 4.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 51,973 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 25,878 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,013 | 4,915 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 904 | 16,832 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 956 | 8,958 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 911 | 51,973 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 913 | 6,970 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 921 | 14,693 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 961 | 12,750 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 905 | 6,012 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 945 | 5,749 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 871 | 25,878 | 13.8 |
| 2025 | 795 | 6,273 | 4.7 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, NC logged 795 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 51,973 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2018 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Union County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, PEE DEE ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Indian Trail. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Union County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
28079, 28103, 28104, 28108, 28110, 28112, 28173, 28174
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37179 and /api/v1/counties/37179/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .