Power Outages in Buckingham County, VA
As of September 3, 2026 05:49 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Buckingham County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 41.2 hours.
Buckingham County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Buckingham County has been under 69 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×18
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×16
- Flood Watch ×6
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×4
Latest Buckingham County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,801 customers out (33% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 597 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 47m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 297 customers out (5.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 1m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,243 customers out (23% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Buckingham County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Buckingham Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buckingham County went about 41.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,978 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 6,104 customers out) · decade average 27.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 152 | 3,071 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 195 | 2,236 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 337 | 3,239 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | 444 | 6,978 | 59.0 |
| 2019 | 374 | 2,344 | 19.0 |
| 2020 | 371 | 3,217 | 17.2 |
| 2021 | 346 | 2,367 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 421 | 6,104 | 83.1 |
| 2023 | 396 | 5,102 | 18.4 |
| 2024 | 417 | 5,518 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | 388 | 3,241 | 41.2 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 27.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 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 6,978 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 5d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Buckingham County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Buckingham County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51029 and /api/v1/counties/51029/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .