Power outages in Garner, NC

Live outages for Garner and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Garner has 41,562 residents.

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GarnerWake County

Outage history in Wake County, which includes Garner

2014–2025 record

Wake County averaged 154.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Carolina counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 164. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 23 hours, starting July 9, 2025.

The largest on record began October 8, 2016, with 119,303 customers out at once.

154.3significant 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.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
4.4 dayslongest on record (October 2016)
119,303most 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.
October 8, 2016119,3034.4 days5,030,435
June 17, 202295,0051.9 days1,099,295
February 26, 201592,9542 days1,260,059
September 30, 202291,3422.8 days1,492,013
August 7, 202379,92025 hours699,409

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.