Power Outages in Amelia County, VA
Is there a power outage in Amelia County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co in Amelia County, VA.
Amelia County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 42.0 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Amelia County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/amelia-county
No active outages are reported by Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co in Amelia County.
Report an outage in Amelia County, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Southside Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
79%of this county's ~9,270 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 4,989 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,333 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Amelia Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23002 | 132 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 23083 | 27 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Amelia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Amelia County right now.
Amelia County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Warning on September 23, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Amelia County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 57m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 199 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 238 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 621 customers out (8.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Amelia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Amelia County went about 42.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,545 customers.
The US EIA reports Virginia utilities averaged 14.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 42.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,545 customers out) · decade average 30.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 153 | 556 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 355 | 5,545 | 19.5 |
| 2017 | 397 | 3,792 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | 383 | 5,545 | 91.9 |
| 2019 | 363 | 2,302 | 13.7 |
| 2020 | 391 | 1,910 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 416 | 5,545 | 107.7 |
| 2022 | 429 | 3,625 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 433 | 1,919 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 353 | 2,196 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 407 | 5,474 | 42.0 |
Cost of power in Amelia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Amelia County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
- Southside Electric Coop, Inc15.5¢57,305 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 30.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Amelia County: FAQ
- How often does Amelia County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Amelia County, VA logged 407 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 42.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Amelia County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,545 customers without power, beginning January 22, 2016 and lasting about 21h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Amelia County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 19:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co in Amelia County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Amelia County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Amelia County.
23002, 23083
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Amelia County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 35.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51007 and /api/v1/counties/51007/history.