Power Outages in Wake County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 17:01 UTC, about 1,184 customers are without power in Wake County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.5 hours.
Wake County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Out for ~5 hours; outages this size here usually clear within about ~18 hours.
Historical average from 1111 past outages here — an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Wake County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Wake County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,263 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,042 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,449 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,449 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 519 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 19m
Hardest-hit cities in Wake 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 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 119,303 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 119,303 customers out) · decade average 47.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 706 | 92,954 | 40.8 |
| 2016 | 515 | 119,303 | 164.9 |
| 2017 | 524 | 13,882 | 15.9 |
| 2018 | 468 | 56,985 | 62.9 |
| 2019 | 562 | 77,355 | 26.8 |
| 2020 | 706 | 43,378 | 34.2 |
| 2021 | 694 | 8,693 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | 657 | 95,005 | 88.2 |
| 2023 | 612 | 79,920 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | 618 | 18,768 | 18.4 |
| 2025 | 569 | 12,876 | 16.5 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 47.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 119,303 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 6d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Wake County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1,184 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wake County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Wake County level shown above.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37183 and /api/v1/counties/37183/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .