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2017 North Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average North Carolina customer went without power for about 10.0 hours — the 8th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.0
Peak customers out
65,797
Rank (worst state)
8th
Counties affected
20

North Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Carolina counties in 2017

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

1Mecklenburg County65,7972Catawba County30,7963Wilkes County25,6954Haywood County23,0015Onslow County21,4316Lee County19,7967Buncombe County18,6198Wake County13,8829Durham County13,59110Brunswick County13,35711Alexander County13,15012Forsyth County12,29013Guilford County10,32214Jackson County9,58315Rockingham County9,00816Union County8,95817Henderson County8,53318Cabarrus County7,82319Dare County7,71520Robeson County7,341

Biggest North Carolina outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Mecklenburg CountyApril 24, 201765,797
Catawba CountyOctober 23, 201730,796
Wilkes CountyOctober 23, 201725,695
Haywood CountyDecember 5, 201723,001
Onslow CountyApril 30, 201721,431
Lee CountyJanuary 26, 201719,796
Buncombe CountySeptember 11, 201718,619
Buncombe CountyDecember 8, 201715,493
Mecklenburg CountyMay 29, 201714,496
Wake CountyApril 25, 201713,882
North Carolina by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.