Power Outages in Amherst County, VA
Is there a power outage in Amherst County, VA right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Amherst County, VA.
Amherst County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/amherst-county
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Amherst County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/amherst-county
Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co list 1 small outage in Amherst County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Amherst 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.
- Appalachian Power CoOutage map ↗
- Virginia Electric & Power Co☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗
No outage contact on file for Central Virginia Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~16,686 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 15,694 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC | |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 1,055 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop 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.
Active outages in Amherst County1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | - | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 21:30 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Amherst 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24572 | 234 | ≤11 | 182 | ≤11 |
| 24521 | 123 | ≤11 | 86 | 0 |
| 24574 | 47 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
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 Amherst County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Amherst County right now.
Amherst County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Amherst County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 199 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 257 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 228 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 21m
Hardest-hit cities in Amherst County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Amherst County went about 15.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,180 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 15.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 8,180 customers out) · decade average 15.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 316 | 2,480 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 340 | 5,436 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 400 | 2,395 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 514 | 7,416 | 34.8 |
| 2019 | 518 | 5,322 | 16.0 |
| 2020 | 561 | 1,651 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 557 | 5,286 | 15.1 |
| 2022 | 603 | 8,180 | 39.3 |
| 2023 | 608 | 3,587 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 557 | 2,819 | 11.0 |
| 2025 | 645 | 4,708 | 15.2 |
Cost of power in Amherst County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Amherst 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
- Appalachian Power Co17.2¢467,581 cust
- Central Virginia Electric Coop16.2¢35,353 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 15.0 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 Amherst County: FAQ
- How often does Amherst County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Amherst County, VA logged 645 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Amherst County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,180 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2022 and lasting about 3d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Amherst County, VA right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Amherst County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Amherst County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Amherst County.
24521, 24572, 24574, 24595
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 Amherst County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | 13.3 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/51009 and /api/v1/counties/51009/history.