Power outages in Biltmore Forest, NC

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Biltmore ForestBuncombe County

Outage history in Buncombe County, which includes Biltmore Forest

2014–2025 record

Buncombe County averaged 118.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Carolina counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 119. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 33 hours, starting February 12, 2025.

The largest on record began September 25, 2024, with 223,578 customers out at once.

118.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
2 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
23 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
223,578most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 25, 2024223,57823 days23,519,889
March 12, 202230,15835 hours92,282
April 1, 202325,28936 hours155,356
December 9, 201824,4982.8 days549,736
May 17, 202520,1555 hours84,607

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.