Power Outages in Warren County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, about 49 customers are without power in Warren County, NC across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 34.8 hours.
Warren County, NC is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/warren-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Warren County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/warren-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
42%of this county's ~14,589 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 Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 5,864 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 126 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 106 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | Live · county | 49 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Halifax 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 Warren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27589 | 74 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 27563 | 64 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 27551 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 27553 | 27 | ≤11 | 17 | 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 Warren County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Warren County right now.
Warren County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Watch ×4
Latest Warren County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 174 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 284 customers out (4.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Warren 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 Warren Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Warren County went about 34.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,813 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 34.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,813 customers out) · decade average 24.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 271 | 3,813 | 10.7 |
| 2016 | 253 | 3,743 | 19.5 |
| 2017 | 282 | 1,720 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 314 | 3,463 | 40.0 |
| 2019 | 337 | 3,813 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 553 | 3,813 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | 561 | 3,813 | 47.3 |
| 2022 | 448 | 3,813 | 26.3 |
| 2023 | 531 | 3,031 | 36.5 |
| 2024 | 430 | 1,957 | 21.1 |
| 2025 | 460 | 3,813 | 34.8 |
Cost of power in Warren County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Warren 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
- Virginia Electric & Power Co12.7¢109,057 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 hurricanes exposure · 24.7 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 Warren County: FAQ
- How often does Warren County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Warren County, NC logged 460 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 34.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Warren County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,813 customers without power, beginning May 10, 2015 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Warren County, NC right now?
- Yes, about 49 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Warren County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Halifax Electric Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Warren County.
27551, 27553, 27563, 27570, 27589, 27594
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 · county | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Halifax Electric Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
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/37185 and /api/v1/counties/37185/history. Live data as of .