Power Outages in Buena Vista city, VA
Is there a power outage in Buena Vista city, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Buena Vista city, VA.
Buena Vista city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/buena-vista-city
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Buena Vista city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/buena-vista-city
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Buena Vista city.
Report an outage in Buena Vista city, VA
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100%of this county's ~3,365 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,382 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co reportsevery 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, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Buena Vista 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.
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 Buena Vista city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Buena Vista city right now.
Buena Vista city has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Buena Vista city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Buena Vista city went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,930 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,402 customers out) · decade average 1.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42 | 93 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 74 | 1,420 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 61 | 1,400 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 72 | 1,930 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 72 | 589 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 67 | 1,373 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 95 | 1,402 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 91 | 403 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 88 | 572 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | 85 | 607 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 93 | 719 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Buena Vista city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Buena Vista 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
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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 1.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Buena Vista city: FAQ
- How often does Buena Vista city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Buena Vista city, VA logged 93 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Buena Vista city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,930 customers without power, beginning January 19, 2018 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Buena Vista city, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Buena Vista city, VA.
- Which utilities serve Buena Vista city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Buena Vista city, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage 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/51530 and /api/v1/counties/51530/history.