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Power Outages in Botetourt County, VA

As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop in Botetourt County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.3 hours.

Botetourt County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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No outages reported

No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop in Botetourt County.

Live status by utility · Botetourt County

91%of this county's ~20,350 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Appalachian Power CoLive · county014,1710.0%-0-
Virginia Electric & Power CoLive · county02,3650.0%-0-
Craig-Botetourt Electric CoopLive · county01,9550.0%---

Appalachian Power Co, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop 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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Botetourt 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.

Power-dependent
413
Oxygen service
118
Dialysis (facility)
77
Home health / hospice
92
By ZIP code (6)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
241751000780
2406661≤1143≤11
2408358≤11400
2409050≤11380
2408534≤1123≤11
24077≤110≤11≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Botetourt County, VA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Botetourt County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Botetourt County

Botetourt County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×2
  • Frost Advisory ×1

Latest Botetourt County, VA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 29m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 203 customers out (1.1% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 5h 49m

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 244 customers out (1.3% of the county)

Outage trend · Botetourt County, VA
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Botetourt County, VA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Botetourt County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Botetourt County went about 18.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,264 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 18.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Botetourt County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 6.5h, 2016 16.7h, 2017 7.7h, 2018 24.9h, 2019 28.1h, 2020 15.5h, 2021 16.5h, 2022 25.6h, 2023 13.7h, 2024 33.6h, 2025 18.3h. Highlighted: 2024.0102030406.5h201516.7h20167.7h201724.9h201828.1h201915.5h202016.5h202125.6h202213.7h202333.6h202418.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,805 customers out) · decade average 18.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20153251,7756.5
20163573,87716.7
20173602,2507.7
20185115,26424.9
20194984,41528.1
20205032,16415.5
20214904,05216.5
20225113,70925.6
20235363,32813.7
20245453,80533.6
20255693,60718.3

Cost of power in Botetourt County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Botetourt 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.

16.9¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 51% since 2015
vs Virginia avg 17.6¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
March 2, 20185,2644d
February 24, 20194,4153d 11h
May 3, 20214,0523d 11h
July 8, 20163,8771d 14h
November 20, 20243,8051d 7h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low high winds exposure · 18.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low
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Power outages in Botetourt County: FAQ

How often does Botetourt County, VA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Botetourt County, VA logged 569 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Botetourt County, VA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,264 customers without power, beginning March 2, 2018 and lasting about 4d.
Is there a power outage in Botetourt County, VA right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Botetourt County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Botetourt County, VA?
Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Nearby counties
Alleghany CountyBedford CountyCraig CountyRoanoke County
ZIP codes in Botetourt County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Botetourt County.

24066, 24077, 24083, 24085, 24090, 24175

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Appalachian Power Co18.0 hrsLive · county
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Virginia Electric & Power Co-Live · county
☎ 866-366-4357Report ↗Map ↗
Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop-Live · county-

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/51023 and /api/v1/counties/51023/history.