Power Outages in Bristol city, VA
Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bristol Virginia Utilities.
Bristol city, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/bristol-city
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bristol city, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/bristol-city
Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bristol Virginia Utilities: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~10,026 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bristol Virginia Utilities. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol Virginia Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bristol citywho 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24201 | 416 | 13 | 338 | ≤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 Bristol city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bristol city right now.
Bristol city has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- High Wind Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Bristol city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
EAGLE-I historical coverage for this county is limited.
The US EIA reports Virginia utilities averaged 14.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025.
Cost of power in Bristol city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bristol city, 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
- Bristol Virginia Utilities11.6¢13,648 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 Low high winds exposure.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Bristol city: FAQ
- Is there a power outage in Bristol city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bristol city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bristol city.
24201
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Virginia Utilities | 0.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only |
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. Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51520 and /api/v1/counties/51520/history.