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

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 yet graded—
Swain CountyNot yet graded—
Transylvania CountyNot yet graded—
Graham CountyNot yet graded—
Jackson CountyNot yet graded—
Haywood CountyNot yet graded—