See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · North Carolina
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customer reported out in Clay County, NC
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~1.3 hr, based on 4 past outages of any size in the same kind of weather.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:18 PM EDT.
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Who serves Clay County?
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Tennessee Electric Cooperatives ↗ and Duke Energy Carolinas, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Outage history — Clay County, NC
Last significant outage: Sep 23, 2026 — peaked at 214 customers, restored in ~3.8 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 6 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.6 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 28, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Clay County, NC
Federal outage records (
EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
147 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025.
Typical restoration ran ~
2.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is shorter than the North Carolina norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~3 hr.
Largest on record: ~5,464 customers out in August 2023, restored after about 32 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2025.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Clay County, NC?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Clay include Tennessee Electric Cooperatives and Duke Energy Carolinas — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
