Power Outages in Bedford County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, Appalachian Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Bedford County, VA. There is no live feed for Town of Bedford - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 31.1 hours.
Bedford County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/bedford-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bedford County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/bedford-county
Appalachian Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co list 1 small outage in Bedford County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
No live feed for Town of Bedford - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
81%of this county's ~48,809 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Bedford - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 29,800 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 16:00 UTC | |
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 9,711 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Town of Bedford - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co, 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.
Active outages in Bedford 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 16:00 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bedford 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24523 | 340 | ≤11 | 277 | ≤11 |
| 24179 | 243 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 24551 | 187 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 24121 | 168 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 24503 | 156 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 24095 | 71 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 24064 | 66 | 0 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 24174 | 57 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 24104 | 45 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 24556 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 24526 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 24122 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 24536 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Bedford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bedford County right now.
Bedford County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Bedford County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 679 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 535 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bedford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bedford County went about 31.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,478 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 31.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 19,478 customers out) · decade average 11.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 501 | 4,480 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 543 | 9,957 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 608 | 3,814 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 604 | 13,169 | 15.0 |
| 2019 | 610 | 11,147 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 631 | 3,750 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 558 | 8,231 | 13.1 |
| 2022 | 564 | 13,735 | 15.7 |
| 2023 | 613 | 2,487 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 636 | 15,420 | 12.1 |
| 2025 | 698 | 19,478 | 31.1 |
Cost of power in Bedford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bedford 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
- 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 11.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bedford County: FAQ
- How often does Bedford County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bedford County, VA logged 698 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 31.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bedford County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,478 customers without power, beginning September 16, 2025 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Bedford County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bedford County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bedford County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bedford County.
24064, 24095, 24104, 24121, 24122, 24174, 24179, 24503, 24523, 24526, 24536, 24551, 24556, 24570
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | |
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 35.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Town of Bedford - (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51019 and /api/v1/counties/51019/history.