Power outages in Swain County, NC
We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving Swain County yet. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC serves this county.
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No live outage data for Swain County yet.
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLCno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outline
Outage history in Swain County
2014–2025 recordSwain County averaged 68.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Carolina counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 77. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.7 days, starting March 25, 2025.
The largest on record began February 21, 2020, with 7,560 customers out at once.
68.3significant 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.3 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.2 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
7,560most 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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| February 21, 2020 | 7,560 | 3 hours | 19,540 |
| February 26, 2015 | 3,834 | 21 hours | 23,507 |
| March 22, 2017 | 3,705 | 23 hours | 55,705 |
| January 11, 2020 | 3,430 | 33 hours | 48,442 |
| May 6, 2022 | 3,427 | 28 hours | 37,598 |
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.
Cities in Swain County
Utilities
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC no live feed
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