When will the power be back in Cleveland County, NC?
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 Cleveland County, NC
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (Duke Energy Carolinas): Oct 4, 1:00 AM EDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~3 hr, based on 423 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:30 PM EDT.
11county-wide trend of customers without power · last 90 min · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
⚡ No power in Cleveland, NC? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC and Broad River Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Shelby and City of Kings Mountain also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. 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 — Cleveland County, NC
Last significant outage: Sep 25, 2026 — peaked at 257 customers, restored in ~9.2 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 17 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 8, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Cleveland County, NC
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
423 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 1 major event of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~3.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~41,519 customers out in September 2024, restored after about 9 days. The busiest year on record here was 2020.
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.
Communities in Cleveland County include Shelby, Kings Mountain, Boiling Springs, Belwood, Grover, Kingstown, Fallston and Patterson Springs. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Cleveland County, NC?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Cleveland include Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC, Broad River Electric Cooperative and others — 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.
