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2019 North Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average North Carolina customer went without power for about 12.9 hours — the 2nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
12.9
Peak customers out
77,355
Rank (worst state)
2nd
Counties affected
20

North Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Carolina counties in 2019

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

1Wake County77,3552Forsyth County44,8713Carteret County37,5144Mecklenburg County33,7645Dare County31,9186Brunswick County28,4557Guilford County25,8888Haywood County24,8339New Hanover County24,66010Henderson County21,16511Rockingham County20,35512Craven County19,06113Johnston County18,18414Buncombe County17,78515Moore County15,90416Currituck County15,07317Sampson County14,89618Onslow County14,54019Harnett County13,62720Randolph County12,602

Biggest North Carolina outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wake CountyDecember 19, 201977,355
Forsyth CountyJanuary 13, 201944,871
Carteret CountySeptember 5, 201937,514
Mecklenburg CountyJune 20, 201933,764
Dare CountySeptember 6, 201931,918
Brunswick CountySeptember 5, 201928,455
Wake CountyAugust 19, 201928,373
Guilford CountyJanuary 13, 201925,888
Haywood CountyNovember 27, 201924,833
New Hanover CountySeptember 5, 201924,660
North Carolina by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVMILACAVTVA

Part of the 2019 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.