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ZIP 28160Rutherford County

Outage history in Rutherford County, which includes 28160

2014–2025 record

Rutherford County averaged 75 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most North Carolina counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 78. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 21 hours, starting June 18, 2025.

The largest on record began September 26, 2024, with 51,166 customers out at once.

75significant 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 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
41 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
51,166most 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 26, 202451,16641 days5,665,048
October 29, 202020,7254.4 days841,138
December 9, 201814,2504.4 days623,250
August 17, 202111,34523 hours27,111
October 10, 20159,31745 minutes4,210

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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