Power outages in Transylvania 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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Haywood Electric Member Corpno 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 Transylvania County

2014–2025 record

Transylvania County averaged 78 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Carolina counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 82. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.6 days, starting March 16, 2025.

The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 21,167 customers out at once.

78significant 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.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
15 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
21,167most 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 27, 202421,16715 days3,435,205
March 16, 202512,0151.6 days168,738
December 8, 201810,7794.8 days381,748
April 13, 202010,4463 days303,443
October 29, 20207,1543.3 days123,598

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.