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2015 North Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average North Carolina customer went without power for about 7.5 hours — the 3rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.5
Peak customers out
92,954
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

North Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

7.5h201530.5h201610.0h201755.2h201812.9h201920.3h202010.3h202121.3h202212.6h202366.1h20249.8h2025

Hardest-hit North Carolina counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Wake County92,9542Durham County39,7483Macon County16,4064Buncombe County15,8095Orange County14,8796Catawba County14,7577Mecklenburg County14,3878Guilford County13,6729Chatham County13,35110Sampson County12,81411Forsyth County10,76412Onslow County10,29313Cabarrus County9,94914Rutherford County9,31715Robeson County9,10816Randolph County8,79217Moore County8,67418Nash County8,26419Rowan County7,89920Craven County7,186

Biggest North Carolina outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wake CountyFebruary 25, 201592,954
Durham CountyFebruary 26, 201539,748
Wake CountyMay 28, 201519,508
Macon CountyJuly 29, 201516,406
Buncombe CountyDecember 24, 201515,809
Orange CountyFebruary 26, 201514,879
Catawba CountyNovember 23, 201514,757
Mecklenburg CountyJune 23, 201514,387
Wake CountyFebruary 14, 201514,152
Guilford CountyJune 23, 201513,672
North Carolina by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWAMIRILAOK

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.