Power Outage in Chapel Hill, NC

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Last report: April 11, 2025

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Chapel Hill

To report a power outage in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, located in Orange County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:

Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 27514, 27515, 27516, 27517, 27599.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Orange County

Thunderstorm Wind. A few hundred people were without power due to fallen trees on power equipment. This was around the intersection of Old Oxford Rd and Oxford Hills Dr.

June 23, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Trees were reported down on power lines near the intersection of Highway 86 and Burton Road.

January 12, 2023

Tropical Storm. Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Orange County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Orange County as a result of the tropical storm force wind gusts.

September 30, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Trees were reported down on powerlines near the intersection of Efland Cedar Grove Road and NC highway 86.

July 29, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. A large tree caused a downed power pole and snapped power poles, producing several power outages near the intersection of Willow Drive and Conner Drive.

July 26, 2022

Power Outage Related Posts on X from Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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@HeatHugg88 - February 24, 2023 08:56

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@Chelles116 - February 23, 2023 18:46

For the first time, Duke Energy was forced to use rolling power outages to manage an electricity shortage in NC W… https://t.co/ucq7u75hVd

@SunriseDurham - February 14, 2023 16:56

Gunfire damages North Carolina substation but doesn't cause power outage - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham https://t.co/F1dvtN84Y0

@solomonmissouri - January 18, 2023 15:50

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@topmom100 - January 10, 2023 02:35