Power Out Map

Cooperative utility · · NC

Piedmont Electric Member Corp

In 2025, the average Piedmont Electric Member Corp customer in North Carolina was without power for 503 minutes (8.4 hours), 335% more than the median North Carolina utility.

Outage minutes per customer 503min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 146min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 1.75 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 15.6¢/kWh 2025 · North Carolina median 13.4¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in North Carolina (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median North Carolina utility.

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 503 No major storms 146 NC median 116

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 15.6 NC median 13.4

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Piedmont Electric Member Corp reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

North Carolina

AlamanceCaswellChathamDurhamGranvilleOrangePerson

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 30,640.