Power Outages in Carroll County, VA
Appalachian Power Co and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 33.4 hours.
Carroll County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/carroll-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Carroll County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/carroll-county
Appalachian Power Co and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~19,106 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Appalachian Power Co, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Carroll 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.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24343 | 242 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 24381 | 97 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 24317 | 82 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 24312 | 62 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 24328 | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 24325 | 28 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 24352 | 19 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 24351 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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 Carroll County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Carroll County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Carroll County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 59m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 440 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 235 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Carroll County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Carroll County went about 33.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,812 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 33.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 16,812 customers out) · decade average 25.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 393 | 4,478 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 457 | 4,624 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | 415 | 4,151 | 10.2 |
| 2018 | 503 | 9,308 | 46.5 |
| 2019 | 564 | 5,731 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | 605 | 5,345 | 8.9 |
| 2021 | 589 | 3,899 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 652 | 10,175 | 21.0 |
| 2023 | 685 | 2,827 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 666 | 16,812 | 103.5 |
| 2025 | 710 | 9,785 | 33.4 |
Cost of power in Carroll County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Carroll 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
- Appalachian Power Co17.2¢467,581 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 hurricanes exposure · 25.4 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 Carroll County: FAQ
- How often does Carroll County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Carroll County, VA logged 710 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Carroll County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,812 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 8d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Carroll County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Carroll County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Carroll County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Carroll County.
24312, 24317, 24325, 24328, 24343, 24351, 24352, 24381
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · total only | |
| 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 (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51035 and /api/v1/counties/51035/history.