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Power Outages in Buckingham County, VA

Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 41.2 hours.

Buckingham County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Buckingham County

0.0%of this county's ~8,399 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Appalachian Power Co, Central Virginia Electric Coop, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Appalachian Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Central Virginia Electric CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Southside Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Virginia Electric & Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Buckingham 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
142
Oxygen service
74
Dialysis (facility)
67
Home health / hospice
88
By ZIP code (6)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2393654≤1139≤11
23921210140
23123210140
24599≤11≤11≤110
24562≤110≤110
23004≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Buckingham County, VA

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Latest Buckingham County, VA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 50m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 130 customers out (1.5% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 5h 33m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 171 customers out (1.9% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 20m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 130 customers out (1.5% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 195 customers out (2.2% of the county)

Outage trend · Buckingham County, VA
0customers out · peak 130
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Buckingham County, VA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 130 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.050100150Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County went about 41.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,391 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 41.2 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Buckingham County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 4.9h, 2016 3.8h, 2017 16.2h, 2018 57.8h, 2019 19.0h, 2020 17.2h, 2021 16.0h, 2022 82.8h, 2023 18.4h, 2024 20.3h, 2025 41.2h. Highlighted: 2022.02550751004.9h20153.8h201616.2h201757.8h201819.0h201917.2h202016.0h202182.8h202218.4h202320.3h202441.2h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,391 customers out) · decade average 27.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20151523,0714.9
20161952,2363.8
20173373,23916.2
20184445,39157.8
20193742,34419.0
20203713,21717.2
20213462,36716.0
20224215,39182.8
20233965,10218.4
20244175,39120.3
20253883,24141.2

Cost of power in Buckingham County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Buckingham 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.

15.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 28% 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
January 3, 20225,3918d 9h
October 11, 20185,3915d 2h
January 9, 20245,3911d 1h
July 7, 20235,1021d 5h
March 2, 20184,0393d 21h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 27.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Buckingham County: FAQ

How often does Buckingham County, VA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Buckingham County, VA logged 388 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 41.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Buckingham County, VA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,391 customers without power, beginning January 3, 2022 and lasting about 8d 9h.
Is there a power outage in Buckingham County, VA right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Buckingham County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Buckingham County, VA?
Tracked electric providers include Central Virginia Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Nearby counties
Albemarle CountyAppomattox CountyCumberland CountyFluvanna County
ZIP codes in Buckingham County

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

23004, 23123, 23921, 23936, 24553, 24562, 24590, 24599

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 · total only
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Southside Electric Coop, Inc35.4 hrsLive · total only-
Central Virginia Electric Coop13.3 hrsLive · total only-
Virginia Electric & Power Co-Live · total only
☎ 866-366-4357Report ↗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/51029 and /api/v1/counties/51029/history.