Wake Forest Power News
***UPDATE - Tree trimming efforts along Durham Road/NC 98 will continue through Friday. The information below has been updated to reflect the revised schedule...Read more
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, June 24, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., crews will close the portion of Durham Road/NC 98 from South...Read more
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 marks the second year in a row and third time since 2019 Mier earned the top prize.
Mier,...Read more
***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 affecting approximately 77 customers in and around...Read more
***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 approximately 64 customers...Read more
Beginning July 1, 2025, Wake Forest Power (WFP) will discontinue the use of door hangers to notify customers with overdue electric bills of an impending service disconnection for non-payment.
For several years, in addition to calling and texting customers with delinquent balances, WFP...Read more
Wake Forest Power (WFP) has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2024. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.
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The winter storm that left over three inches of powdery snow in Wake Forest is history, but its impacts linger. Although most primary and secondary roads have improved, ice that melted today will likely refreeze overnight.
As a result, patchy black ice is expected to be a major concern...Read more
A winter storm is leaving a thick coating of snow in Wake Forest and across our state. As a result, Wake Forest Police and the NC State Highway Patrol are urging motorists to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.
Wake Forest road crews are plowing Town-owned roads and spreading...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest is monitoring the inclement weather forecast for our area.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Wake County from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 10 a.m. Thursday. Mixed precipitation is expected with total snow and sleet accumulations of up to three inches possible....Read more
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