Power outages in Clay County, NC

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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Outage history in Clay County

2014–2025 record

Clay County averaged 48 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for North Carolina counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 51. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.6 days, starting March 16, 2025.

The largest on record began August 7, 2023, with 5,464 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

48significant 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.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2 dayslongest on record (January 2020)
5,464most 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.
August 7, 20235,46432 hours44,638
May 27, 20245,31517 hours34,577
June 5, 20254,1405 hours1,160
October 27, 20254,14015 minutes1,035
January 5, 20254,1071.5 hours2,295

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.

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