Wake Forest Power News

***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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A winter storm left a coating of powdery snow in Wake Forest and across the Triangle overnight. As a result, Wake Forest Police and the NC State Highway Patrol are urging motorists to stay off the...