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Power Outages in Wake County, NC

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 82 customers are without power in Wake County, NC across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Town of Apex- (NC) and Wake Electric Membership Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, North Carolina Eastern M P A and Town of Wake Forest - (NC), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.5 hours.

Wake County, NC is served by 7 tracked utilities.

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October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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Scattered outages

82 customers without power

0.0% of Wake County · across 1 reported incident.

Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy, North Carolina Eastern M P A and Town of Wake Forest - (NC).

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Live status by utility · Wake County

0.0%of this county's ~569,681 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, North Carolina Eastern M P A, Town of Wake Forest - (NC). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Town of Apex- (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCLive · total onlynot by county------
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)Live · total onlynot by county------
Town of Apex- (NC)Live · total onlynot by county------
Wake Electric Membership CorpLive · total onlynot by county------
Duke EnergyNo live feedcan't see------
North Carolina Eastern M P ANo live feedcan't see------
Town of Wake Forest - (NC)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Wake 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.

Power-dependent
7,029
Oxygen service
1,205
Dialysis (facility)
1,087
Home health / hospice
1,160
By ZIP code (31)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2761046918283≤11
2758744615260≤11
2752934120223≤11
27603272≤11170≤11
27615251≤11149≤11
27616241≤11148≤11
27511228≤11143≤11
27591221≤11171≤11
27604220≤11122≤11
27597219≤11151≤11
27612203≤11104≤11
27614198≤11126≤11
27609197≤11107≤11
27519183≤11960
27545181≤11117≤11
27613177≤11105≤11
27540176≤11107≤11
27502169≤11102≤11
27513148≤1180≤11
27606140≤1185≤11
27518117≤1167≤11
27592115≤1180≤11
27539104≤1167≤11
2761798≤1164≤11
2756097≤1160≤11
2760779≤1138≤11
2757165≤11340
27601590370
2760846≤1129≤11
2756227≤1118≤11
2760525≤11140

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Wake County, NC

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Wake County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Wake County

Wake County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.

  • Tornado Warning ×17
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
  • Special Weather Statement ×5
  • Flood Advisory ×3
  • Tornado Watch ×3
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×1

Latest Wake County, NC outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 30m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 895 customers out (1.9% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 11h 25m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 353 customers out

  5. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,103 customers out (2.4% of the county)

  6. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 365 customers out

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 616 customers out (1.3% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

Outage trend · Wake County, NC
82customers out
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Wake County, NC: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 82 customers out; latest 82 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0255075100Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Wake County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Wake Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Wake County went about 16.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 46,622 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 16.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Wake County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 34.6h, 2016 122.6h, 2017 15.9h, 2018 62.2h, 2019 26.6h, 2020 34.2h, 2021 15.4h, 2022 76.6h, 2023 32.3h, 2024 18.4h, 2025 16.5h. Highlighted: 2016.05010015034.6h2015122.6h201615.9h201762.2h201826.6h201934.2h202015.4h202176.6h202232.3h202318.4h202416.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2016 (peak 46,622 customers out) · decade average 41.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201570646,62234.6
201651546,622122.6
201752413,88215.9
201846846,62262.2
201956246,62226.6
202070643,37834.2
20216948,69315.4
202265746,62276.6
202361246,62232.3
202461818,76818.4
202556912,87616.5

Cost of power in Wake County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Wake 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.

14.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 20% since 2015
vs North Carolina avg 15.2¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
October 11, 201846,6226d 18h
February 25, 201546,6223d 6h
August 7, 202346,6223d 21h
December 19, 201946,62220h
June 16, 202246,6223d 19h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 41.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively High
Ice stormRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Wake County: FAQ

How often does Wake County, NC lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Wake County, NC logged 569 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Wake County, NC?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 46,622 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 6d 18h.
Is there a power outage in Wake County, NC right now?
Yes, about 82 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Wake County, NC?
Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Town of Apex- (NC), Wake Electric Membership Corp.
Nearby counties
Chatham CountyDurham CountyFranklin CountyGranville County
Cities & towns in Wake County

Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Wake County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Wake County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wake County.

27502, 27511, 27513, 27518, 27519, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27571, 27587, 27591, 27592, 27597, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27695, 27697

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Duke Energy Progress - (NC)2.9 hrsLive · total only-
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC3.6 hrsLive · total only-
Wake Electric Membership Corp3.5 hrsLive · total only-
Town of Apex- (NC)0.7 hrsLive · total only-
Duke Energy-No live feed-
Town of Wake Forest - (NC)-No live feed-
North Carolina Eastern M P A-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/37183 and /api/v1/counties/37183/history. Live data as of .