Power Outages in Wayne County, NC
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC), City of Wilson - (NC) and Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp in Wayne County, NC. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Fremont - (NC), Town of Pikeville - (NC) and Town of Stantonsburg - (NC). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.7 hours.
Wayne County, NC is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/wayne-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/wayne-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC), City of Wilson - (NC) and Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp in Wayne County.
No live feed for Duke Energy, Town of Fremont - (NC), Town of Pikeville - (NC) and Town of Stantonsburg - (NC): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
70%of this county's ~87,115 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Town of Fremont - (NC), Town of Pikeville - (NC), Town of Stantonsburg - (NC). 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 | 45,640 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 15,247 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fremont - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pikeville - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stantonsburg - (NC) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC), City of Wilson - (NC) and Pitt & Greene Elec 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 Wayne 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27530 | 324 | ≤11 | 211 | 12 |
| 27534 | 219 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 28333 | 106 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 27863 | 102 | ≤11 | 79 | 0 |
| 27830 | 37 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 28578 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wayne County right now.
Wayne County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Wayne County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,142 customers out (6.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 7.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,042 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 7.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 18,042 customers out) · decade average 18.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 784 | 2,419 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 713 | 18,042 | 80.6 |
| 2017 | 669 | 2,893 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 706 | 18,042 | 54.7 |
| 2019 | 774 | 8,448 | 14.9 |
| 2020 | 814 | 3,131 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 894 | 7,277 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 895 | 18,042 | 10.4 |
| 2023 | 841 | 3,410 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 823 | 5,981 | 7.2 |
| 2025 | 851 | 6,851 | 7.7 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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
- City of Wilson - (NC)12.8¢32,472 cust
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC)13.3¢22,887 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.
Very High winter weather exposure · 18.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, NC logged 851 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,042 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 10d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Progress - (NC), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
27530, 27531, 27533, 27534, 27830, 27863, 28333, 28578
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 | - |
| City of Wilson - (NC) | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (NC) | 1.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Pitt & Greene Elec Member Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Stantonsburg - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Fremont - (NC) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Pikeville - (NC) | - | 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/37191 and /api/v1/counties/37191/history.