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2025 North Carolina Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average North Carolina customer went without power for about 9.8 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.8
Peak customers out
23,975
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
20

North Carolina outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit North Carolina counties in 2025

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

1Macon County23,9752Pitt County23,3973Orange County23,2354Onslow County22,8055Buncombe County20,1556Cumberland County18,6637Brunswick County16,8988Durham County14,3039Mecklenburg County14,19010Jackson County13,33111Carteret County13,31012Wake County12,87613Cabarrus County12,54914Alamance County12,36015Transylvania County12,01516Granville County11,07017Halifax County10,70018Henderson County10,37219Rowan County8,80820Catawba County8,638

Biggest North Carolina outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Macon CountyJune 27, 202523,975
Pitt CountyJune 5, 202523,397
Orange CountyJuly 6, 202523,235
Onslow CountyJanuary 16, 202522,805
Buncombe CountyMay 16, 202520,155
Cumberland CountyNovember 4, 202518,663
Macon CountyMarch 12, 202518,267
Brunswick CountyMay 14, 202516,898
Buncombe CountyMarch 15, 202515,830
Durham CountyJune 19, 202514,303
North Carolina by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPAMOVA

Part of the 2025 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.