When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Rowan 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 Rowan 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, 12:00 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 852 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.
11 out, then 11 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 3 hr · 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
Granite Quarry — 1 customer reported out
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Who serves Rowan County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Duke Energy Carolinas, EnergyUnited EMC and Union Power Cooperative ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Town of Landis also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. 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 — Rowan County, NC
Last significant outage: Sep 23, 2026 — peaked at 290 customers, restored in ~6.7 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 29 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.2 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 13, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Rowan County, NC
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 852 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 4 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~3.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~22,195 customers out in October 2018, restored after about 4.2 days. The busiest year on record here was 2023.
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.
Cities we track in Rowan County

Communities in Rowan County include Salisbury, China Grove, Landis, Spencer, Granite Quarry, Rockwell, East Spencer and Cleveland. 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 Rowan County, NC?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Rowan include Duke Energy Carolinas, EnergyUnited EMC, Union Power 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.

Rowan County, NC — live power outage tracker