PowerOutageHistory

North Carolina Power Outage History

100 counties tracked, 2014–2025. County-level reliability grades and outage frequency below.

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Counties tracked
100
Avg national percentile
41st
Higher = more reliable
Grade F counties
14

North Carolina county map

Rockingham County: Grade F (click for details)Franklin County: Grade B (click for details)Randolph County: Grade C (click for details)Yadkin County: Grade D (click for details)Alexander County: Grade D (click for details)Onslow County: Grade D (click for details)Orange County: Grade D (click for details)Cabarrus County: Grade B (click for details)Iredell County: Grade B (click for details)Stokes County: Grade D (click for details)Guilford County: Grade D (click for details)Person County: Grade D (click for details)Vance County: Grade D (click for details)Lenoir County: Grade D (click for details)Cleveland County: Grade D (click for details)Transylvania CountyCraven County: Grade D (click for details)Edgecombe County: Grade A (click for details)Caldwell County: Grade D (click for details)Pitt County: Grade A (click for details)Jones County: Grade F (click for details)Forsyth County: Grade C (click for details)Wayne County: Grade C (click for details)Bladen County: Grade D (click for details)Polk County: Grade F (click for details)Mitchell County: Grade F (click for details)Currituck County: Grade D (click for details)Lincoln County: Grade C (click for details)Haywood CountyDurham County: Grade D (click for details)Greene County: Grade B (click for details)Johnston County: Grade D (click for details)New Hanover County: Grade F (click for details)Chatham County: Grade F (click for details)Richmond County: Grade C (click for details)Scotland County: Grade D (click for details)Davidson County: Grade C (click for details)Anson County: Grade D (click for details)Rutherford County: Grade D (click for details)Yancey County: Grade C (click for details)Swain CountyHertford County: Grade B (click for details)Cumberland County: Grade C (click for details)Wilkes County: Grade F (click for details)Sampson County: Grade D (click for details)Pamlico County: Grade F (click for details)Washington County: Grade D (click for details)Moore County: Grade F (click for details)Robeson County: Grade D (click for details)Surry County: Grade C (click for details)Carteret County: Grade C (click for details)Alleghany County: Grade C (click for details)Harnett County: Grade D (click for details)Hoke County: Grade D (click for details)Perquimans County: Grade B (click for details)Granville County: Grade B (click for details)Hyde County: Grade F (click for details)Watauga County: Grade F (click for details)Macon CountyClay County: Grade C (click for details)Chowan County: Grade A (click for details)Gates County: Grade C (click for details)Pasquotank County: Grade A (click for details)Graham CountyCherokee County: Grade D (click for details)Brunswick County: Grade D (click for details)Halifax County: Grade B (click for details)Jackson CountyWarren County: Grade D (click for details)Northampton County: Grade C (click for details)Ashe County: Grade D (click for details)Buncombe County: Grade C (click for details)Burke County: Grade F (click for details)McDowell County: Grade C (click for details)Columbus County: Grade D (click for details)Caswell County: Grade F (click for details)Henderson County: Grade D (click for details)Gaston County: Grade C (click for details)Tyrrell County: Grade F (click for details)Davie County: Grade C (click for details)Avery County: Grade B (click for details)Pender County: Grade A (click for details)Catawba County: Grade D (click for details)Mecklenburg County: Grade C (click for details)Nash County: Grade C (click for details)Madison County: Grade C (click for details)Stanly County: Grade C (click for details)Dare County: Grade D (click for details)Wilson County: Grade A (click for details)Duplin County: Grade D (click for details)Martin County: Grade C (click for details)Wake County: Grade C (click for details)Lee County: Grade C (click for details)Bertie County: Grade C (click for details)Rowan County: Grade C (click for details)Alamance County: Grade C (click for details)Montgomery County: Grade D (click for details)Union County: Grade B (click for details)Camden County: Grade C (click for details)Beaufort County: Grade D (click for details)

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Reliability grade:ABCDF

County rankings (worst to best)

CountyGradeNational percentile
Polk CountyF3rd
Pamlico CountyF7th
Tyrrell CountyF8th
Moore CountyF10th
Jones CountyF11th
New Hanover CountyF14th
Hyde CountyF14th
Watauga CountyF15th
Burke CountyF16th
Mitchell CountyF17th
Wilkes CountyF17th
Rockingham CountyF19th
Caswell CountyF19th
Chatham CountyF19th
Duplin CountyD20th
Scotland CountyD21st
Anson CountyD21st
Vance CountyD21st
Stokes CountyD22nd
Cleveland CountyD22nd
Washington CountyD23rd
Henderson CountyD23rd
Currituck CountyD24th
Rutherford CountyD24th
Cherokee CountyD25th
Sampson CountyD26th
Columbus CountyD26th
Warren CountyD28th
Bladen CountyD28th
Catawba CountyD28th
Robeson CountyD29th
Guilford CountyD30th
Hoke CountyD30th
Harnett CountyD31st
Montgomery CountyD33rd
Johnston CountyD34th
Dare CountyD34th
Alexander CountyD34th
Beaufort CountyD34th
Yadkin CountyD36th
Ashe CountyD36th
Craven CountyD37th
Orange CountyD38th
Brunswick CountyD38th
Durham CountyD38th
Caldwell CountyD39th
Person CountyD39th
Onslow CountyD40th
Lenoir CountyD40th
Carteret CountyC40th
Alamance CountyC41st
Lee CountyC41st
Gates CountyC41st
Gaston CountyC41st
Bertie CountyC42nd
Rowan CountyC42nd
Mecklenburg CountyC42nd
Camden CountyC43rd
Forsyth CountyC44th
Richmond CountyC44th
Surry CountyC47th
Nash CountyC49th
Northampton CountyC50th
Wayne CountyC50th
Yancey CountyC51st
Wake CountyC52nd
Lincoln CountyC52nd
Madison CountyC53rd
McDowell CountyC56th
Davie CountyC56th
Clay CountyC56th
Randolph CountyC56th
Buncombe CountyC56th
Alleghany CountyC57th
Martin CountyC57th
Cumberland CountyC57th
Davidson CountyC57th
Stanly CountyC60th
Iredell CountyB61st
Cabarrus CountyB62nd
Franklin CountyB64th
Greene CountyB66th
Halifax CountyB66th
Hertford CountyB67th
Perquimans CountyB67th
Granville CountyB72nd
Union CountyB74th
Avery CountyB75th
Chowan CountyA83rd
Wilson CountyA83rd
Pender CountyA83rd
Pitt CountyA85th
Edgecombe CountyA90th
Pasquotank CountyA93rd
Macon CountyNot ranked—
Swain CountyNot ranked—
Transylvania CountyNot ranked—
Graham CountyNot ranked—
Jackson CountyNot ranked—
Haywood CountyNot ranked—