Wake Forest Power News

WAKE FOREST, NC – Weather permitting, on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 3-4, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, Wake Forest Power will reduce to two lanes the portion of Wait Avenue from North Franklin Street...

Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power outage affecting over 1,000 customers in the vicinity of Stadium Drive, Jenkins Road, and Purnell Road. The cause of the outage is not known, and...

The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Power (WFP) are joining more than 2,000 not-for-profit utilities in celebrating Public Power Week October 5-11. As part of this annual week-long celebration...

***UPDATE - Power has been restored. The cause was an unfortunate squirrel. The information below was distributed Saturday, Aug. 30, at 10:10 a.m. Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power...

***UPDATE - Power has been restored. Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power outage affecting over 40 customers along and around Unicon Drive, Connector Drive, and Superior Drive. The cause...

Wake Forest Power is one of 23 public power utilities across North Carolina to receive a 2024 Public Power Award of Excellence. Presented by ElectriCities of North Carolina, the awards reflect Wake...

***UPDATE - This evening's outage was caused by an equipment malfunction. Power has been restored to most of the affected customers and will be restored to the remaining customers within the next hour...

***UPDATE - Tree trimming efforts along Durham Road/NC 98 will continue through Friday. The information below has been updated to reflect the revised schedule. Weather permitting, Wake Forest Power...

Weather permitting, Wake Forest Power will close portions of Durham Road/NC 98 Tuesday-Thursday, June 24-26, so tree crews can prune tree limbs and branches around overhead power lines. On Tuesday...

Wake Forest Power (WFP) Lineman Hugo Mier was the first-place overall winner at the 2025 NC Association of Municipal Electric Systems (NCAMES) Lineman’s Rodeo held May 15 in Rocky Mount, NC. This...

***UPDATE - As of 10:40 am, power has been restored. The cause of the outage is unknown. The information below was distributed at 10 am: Wake Forest Power crews are now responding to a power outage...

***UPDATE - Power has been restored. The cause of the outage is unknown. The information below was distributed at 9:10 a.m.: Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power outage affecting...