Power Outages in Yancey County, NC
Is there a power outage in Yancey County, NC right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and French Broad Elec Member Corp in Yancey County, NC.
Yancey County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 40.0 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Yancey County, NC", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/north-carolina/yancey-county
No active outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and French Broad Elec Member Corp in Yancey County.
Report an outage in Yancey County, NC
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and French Broad Elec Member Corp; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
8.2%of this county's ~7,907 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | Live · county | 0 | 645 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and French Broad 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 Yancey 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28714 | 274 | ≤11 | 227 | ≤11 |
| 28740 | 37 | ≤11 | 34 | 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 Yancey County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Yancey County right now.
Yancey County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Flood Advisory ×5
- High Wind Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Yancey County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 218 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 115 customers out (5.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 15h
- GREW
Outage grew to 396 customers out (20% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 124 customers out (6.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Yancey County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Yancey County went about 40.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,023 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 40.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,023 customers out) · decade average 96.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 | 617 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 59 | 624 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 51 | 225 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 49 | 636 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 262 | 2,023 | 20.1 |
| 2020 | 488 | 2,023 | 25.3 |
| 2021 | 563 | 1,010 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 688 | 1,278 | 18.1 |
| 2023 | 617 | 2,023 | 29.4 |
| 2024 | 435 | 2,023 | 891.9 |
| 2025 | 622 | 1,136 | 40.0 |
Cost of power in Yancey County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Yancey 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
- French Broad Elec Member Corp16.2¢36,049 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 96.4 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 Yancey County: FAQ
- How often does Yancey County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Yancey County, NC logged 622 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 40.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Yancey County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,023 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2020 and lasting about 2d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Yancey County, NC right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Duke Energy Progress - (NC) and French Broad Elec Member Corp in Yancey County, NC.
- Which utilities serve Yancey County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Progress - (NC), French Broad Elec Member Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Yancey County.
28714, 28740, 28755
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Yancey County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in North Carolina →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | 2.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| French Broad Elec 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/37199 and /api/v1/counties/37199/history.