Power Outages in Vance County, NC
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Vance County, NC across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and Wake Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 78.3 hours.
Vance County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/vance-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Vance County, NC", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/vance-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative.
0.0%of this county's ~23,635 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Vance 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27537 | 228 | ≤11 | 171 | ≤11 |
| 27536 | 187 | ≤11 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 27544 | 48 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 27556 | ≤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 Vance County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Vance County right now.
Vance County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tornado Warning ×1
Latest Vance County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 329 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 456 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14h 41m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 59 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 573 customers out (66% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 185 customers out (21% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Vance 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 Vance Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Vance County went about 78.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 863 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 78.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 863 customers out) · decade average 105.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 629 | 863 | 80.4 |
| 2016 | 531 | 863 | 96.8 |
| 2017 | 487 | 863 | 48.9 |
| 2018 | 561 | 863 | 173.3 |
| 2019 | 594 | 863 | 65.0 |
| 2020 | 678 | 863 | 92.6 |
| 2021 | 717 | 863 | 152.6 |
| 2022 | 676 | 863 | 148.0 |
| 2023 | 661 | 863 | 86.5 |
| 2024 | 628 | 863 | 133.7 |
| 2025 | 597 | 863 | 78.3 |
Cost of power in Vance County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Vance 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 Progress - (NC)15.2¢1,383,941 cust
- Wake Electric Membership Corp14.3¢56,069 cust
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative13.9¢138 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.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 105.1 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 Vance County: FAQ
- How often does Vance County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Vance County, NC logged 597 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 78.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Vance County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 863 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2024 and lasting about 13h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Vance County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Vance County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Vance County.
27536, 27537, 27544, 27556, 27584
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Wake Electric Membership Corp | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| 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/37181 and /api/v1/counties/37181/history. Live data as of .