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2019 North Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average North Carolina customer went without power for about 11.4 hours, the 3rd worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
11.4
vs prior year
▼ 73%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
22.5M
Peak customers out
199,452
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
90%
of NC customers
Counties reporting
100

North Carolina year over year

North Carolina: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 6.5h; 2016: 26.5h; 2017: 8.1h; 2018: 42.5h, coverage 82%; 2019: 11.4h, coverage 90%; 2020: 16.4h, coverage 91%; 2021: 8.9h, coverage 92%; 2022: 17.0h, coverage 92%; 2023: 10.8h; 2024: 36.3h; 2025: 8.5h02040600%50%100%6.5h201526.5h20168.1h201742.5h201811.4h201916.4h20208.9h202117.0h202210.8h202336.3h20248.5h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2019

Customer-hours without power across North Carolina; September was the worst.

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North Carolina customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 3.4M, Feb 651K, Mar 426K, Apr 2.4M, May 1.2M, Jun 2.9M, Jul 1.5M, Aug 1.7M, Sep 5.1M, Oct 1.4M, Nov 1.1M, Dec 680K02M4M6M3.4MJan651KFeb426KMar2.4MApr1.2MMay2.9MJun1.5MJul1.7MAug5.1MSep1.4MOct1.1MNov680KDec
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All 100 North Carolina counties, 2019

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Alamance County165.4153K925925740
2Hyde County149.5105K700700224
3New Hanover County112.5286K2,5442,544898
4Pamlico County89.6162K1,8111,811376
5Caswell County78.6150K1,9051,905349
6Mecklenburg County75.62.1M28,17228,172272
7Vance County65.056K863863594
8Durham County61.7371K6,0085,495700
9Stokes County55.8348K6,2426,242518
10Forsyth County55.71.6M27,91527,915700
11Rockingham County54.8516K9,4169,416690
12Tyrrell County46.692K1,9791,979130
13Washington County38.6157K4,0624,062281
14Dare County34.6818K23,62323,623651
15Mitchell County33.457K1,6961,696399
16Guilford County33.01.4M41,75625,888579
17Chatham County32.3123K3,7973,797749
18Wake County26.61.2M46,62246,622562
19Currituck County25.4452K17,79515,073453
20Johnston County25.3349K13,82813,828763
21Moore County25.2144K5,7085,708825
22Yadkin County22.4120K5,3644,850524
23Madison County22.149K2,231717228
24Person County21.4117K5,4985,498521
25Jones County21.248K2,2652,265235
26Catawba County20.4167K8,1653,602748
27Yancey County20.141K2,0232,023262
28Carteret County19.7775K39,43237,514822
29Buncombe County19.6637K32,49917,785619
30Duplin County19.1176K9,2588,689529
31Rutherford County18.8133K7,0843,047709
32Granville County18.8120K6,3954,061540
33Polk County17.893K5,2154,593453
34Wilkes County17.4140K8,0423,917725
35Beaufort County16.6328K19,7209,310426
36Sampson County16.6322K19,42014,896712
37Camden County16.3101K6,1873,282164
38Wayne County14.9268K18,0428,448774
39Anson County14.994K6,3345,094686
40Montgomery County14.875K5,0383,918595
41McDowell County13.6169K12,4422,530585
42Warren County13.552K3,8133,813337
43Surry County13.5147K10,8533,135688
44Orange County13.0248K19,16310,762906
45Rowan County12.8217K16,9514,426722
46Bertie County11.9121K10,1652,363508
47Gates County11.362K5,4602,858344
48Alexander County11.176K6,9034,679460
49Craven County10.4366K35,03319,061589
50Pender County9.4139K14,7509,316696
51Northampton County8.853K6,0481,844427
52Burke County8.3164K19,7463,036569
53Davie County7.366K8,9501,748483
54Iredell County7.3256K35,1977,040766
55Brunswick County6.8559K82,03728,4551,235
56Hertford County6.692K14,0124,203450
57Cherokee County6.5105K16,1602,670554
58Lenoir County6.498K15,1485,992369
59Randolph County5.8182K31,25512,602985
60Harnett County5.7127K22,06013,627818
61Davidson County5.6211K37,5929,799799
62Bladen County5.463K11,7067,055621
63Cleveland County5.3100K18,8532,513690
64Gaston County5.3248K47,2156,459687
65Lee County5.167K13,0671,985700
66Scotland County5.153K10,5182,213788
67Martin County5.066K13,2753,207279
68Robeson County4.7285K60,45511,247920
69Nash County4.5119K26,2434,558557
70Franklin County4.4120K27,2965,942620
71Union County4.4287K65,4086,970913
72Columbus County4.194K22,7363,199979
73Onslow County3.9305K77,66914,540987
74Cabarrus County3.5127K36,2902,222694
75Perquimans County3.427K7,9072,125192
76Halifax County3.396K28,8264,647641
77Hoke County3.342K12,9121,796812
78Ashe County3.053K17,5062,817660
79Lincoln County3.077K25,5631,421541
80Avery County3.056K18,9861,290103
81Richmond County3.037K12,5923,720831
82Watauga County2.647K18,2484,624663
83Greene County2.514K5,4872,40979
84Caldwell County2.293K43,2964,244796
85Edgecombe County2.039K19,5602,503194
86Alleghany County1.914K7,6171,309315
87Clay County1.918K9,6372,720326
88Chowan County1.821K12,0472,195158
89Pasquotank County1.551K34,1223,239184
90Cumberland County1.3122K93,84112,194990
91Stanly County1.335K26,9682,628637
92Wilson County1.035K35,6448,715195
93Pitt County0.217K80,6061,430194
94Graham County-41K-1,884313
95Haywood County-187K-24,833742
96Henderson County-797K-21,165710
97Jackson County-191K-3,886673
98Macon County-170K-2,158640
99Swain County-78K-2,590428
100Transylvania County-203K-5,119490

Biggest North Carolina outages of 2019

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Wake County, NCDecember 19, 2019 11:00December 20, 2019 07:0020h46,62212K
2Carteret County, NCSeptember 5, 2019 10:30September 9, 2019 04:003d 17h37,514654K
3Brunswick County, NCSeptember 5, 2019 10:00September 7, 2019 21:452d 11h28,455436K
4Wake County, NCAugust 19, 2019 13:15August 21, 2019 01:001d 11h28,37353K
5Mecklenburg County, NCJune 20, 2019 12:15June 27, 2019 06:456d 18h28,172634K
6Forsyth County, NCJanuary 13, 2019 03:15January 18, 2019 02:154d 23h27,915910K
7Guilford County, NCJanuary 13, 2019 05:45January 16, 2019 01:302d 19h25,888256K
8Haywood County, NCNovember 27, 2019 13:45November 28, 2019 05:3015h 45m24,83324K
9Dare County, NCSeptember 6, 2019 00:45September 10, 2019 00:454d23,623655K
10Henderson County, NCJanuary 13, 2019 02:15January 16, 2019 00:302d 22h21,165383K
11Guilford County, NCAugust 23, 2019 23:45August 26, 2019 03:302d 3h19,41368K
12Craven County, NCSeptember 3, 2019 03:00September 9, 2019 00:155d 21h19,061297K
13Buncombe County, NCApril 9, 2019 13:30April 9, 2019 22:459h 15m17,78543K
14Wake County, NCApril 14, 2019 16:30April 17, 2019 02:452d 10h16,162108K
15Wake County, NCFebruary 12, 2019 10:30February 13, 2019 10:1523h 45m15,8489,535
16Brunswick County, NCMay 12, 2019 13:30May 13, 2019 01:3012h15,19421K
17Currituck County, NCSeptember 6, 2019 06:15September 11, 2019 16:455d 10h15,073392K
18Sampson County, NCSeptember 5, 2019 17:15September 9, 2019 11:153d 18h14,896220K
19Onslow County, NCSeptember 5, 2019 13:15September 7, 2019 22:452d 9h14,540163K
20Henderson County, NCMay 26, 2019 00:15May 26, 2019 21:3021h 15m14,04954K
21Johnston County, NCDecember 19, 2019 14:00December 19, 2019 21:007h13,8283,465
22Harnett County, NCFebruary 12, 2019 15:00February 13, 2019 09:3018h 30m13,6275,750
23Randolph County, NCApril 26, 2019 17:45April 27, 2019 22:151d 4h12,60221K
24Cumberland County, NCDecember 19, 2019 17:15December 19, 2019 18:451h 30m12,1943,052
25Wake County, NCJuly 4, 2019 06:45July 6, 2019 02:451d 20h11,58552K
EAGLE-I tracked about 90% of North Carolina's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
North Carolina by year:2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Other states in 2019:WVMILACAVTVAARME

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.