When will the power be back in Raleigh, NC?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Wake County, North Carolina

351

customers reported out in Raleigh · live from Duke Energy Carolinas

Our Raleigh estimate: ~3 hr to restore at the current pace (roughly 107 customers an hour)

Across the whole county (Wake, NC, all utilities): 608 reported out, county-wide outlook ~1.8 days to restore at the current pace (roughly 14 customers an hour) — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Raleigh figure above.

Updated 4:48 PM EDT.

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What we track for Raleigh

Raleigh is a city of about 499,825 residents in Wake County.

Duke Energy Carolinas has reported outages for Raleigh by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Raleigh is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Raleigh:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Raleigh: the closest other places we track are Knightdale, about 9 miles to the east; Garner, about 10 miles to the south; Cary, about 11 miles to the west; and Morrisville, about 11 miles to the west. Also nearby: Wake Forest (12 mi NE), Rolesville (12 mi NE), Wendell (14 mi E), Apex (15 mi SW), Clayton (16 mi SE), Holly Springs (17 mi SW), Durham (18 mi NW) and Fuquay-Varina (18 mi SW).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Henderson (36 mi); northeast toward Roanoke Rapids (70 mi); east toward Zebulon (18 mi); southeast toward Smithfield (27 mi); south toward Fayetteville (55 mi); southwest toward Sanford (38 mi); west toward Chapel Hill (23 mi); and northwest toward Mebane (39 mi).

Who serves Raleigh?

We track live outage data from Duke Energy Carolinas, Wake Electric Membership Corp and Town of Apex Electric Utilities in Wake County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Town of Wake Forest also serves parts of Wake County — we don't yet read its own live outage map. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.

Recent outages tracked in Raleigh

Raleigh's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 365 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.

Oct 1 — 365 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Oct 1 — 1,218 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
Sep 29 — 231 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Sep 26 — 118 customers out, restored in 5 hours

Tracked by this site from the serving utilities' own live outage maps (outages of 25+ customers; dates are local calendar days). These recent, city-level outages build on the longer-term federal record below.

County context: across all of Wake County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.8 hr. The full record for Wake County

Common questions

When will my power be back on in Raleigh, NC?

It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Raleigh's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.

How do I check the power outage status in Raleigh, NC?

To check your own street, search a Raleigh ZIP code — 27601, 27602, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606 or any of the other 38 — and the map opens on that area.

Does this page show Raleigh specifically, or the whole county?

Both, and for Raleigh we have the city-level view: Duke Energy Carolinas has published outages for Raleigh under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-09-18. When Raleigh is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Wake County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Raleigh.

Nearby & related

Apex · Cary · Fuquay-Varina · Garner · Holly Springs · Knightdale · Morrisville · Rolesville

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