Power outages in Richlands, NC
Live outages for Richlands and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Richlands has 2,485 residents.
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RichlandsOnslow County
Outage history in Onslow County, which includes Richlands
2014–2025 recordOnslow County averaged 21.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most North Carolina counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 5 hours, starting February 19, 2025.
The largest on record began September 13, 2018, with 71,864 customers out at once.
21.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At 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
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.8.1 dayslongest on record (September 2018)
71,864most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| September 13, 2018 | 71,864 | 8.1 days | 6,836,827 |
| August 4, 2020 | 50,789 | 1.7 days | 702,569 |
| October 8, 2016 | 30,149 | 2.7 days | 656,483 |
| April 30, 2017 | 21,431 | 1 hour | 19,559 |
| December 24, 2022 | 14,892 | 9.5 hours | 81,512 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From 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.