Power Outages in Covington city, VA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Covington city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Covington city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/covington-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Covington city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/covington-city
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Covington city.
98%of this county's ~3,468 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 | 3,395 | 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 Covington 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 Covington city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Covington city right now.
Covington city has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Covington city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Covington city went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,882 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 2,882 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42 | 1,523 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 68 | 2,882 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 65 | 1,555 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 82 | 967 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 65 | 786 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 60 | 779 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 53 | 987 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 77 | 2,417 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 76 | 540 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 92 | 922 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 96 | 900 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Covington city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Covington 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.4 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 Covington city: FAQ
- How often does Covington city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Covington city, VA logged 96 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Covington city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,882 customers without power, beginning October 14, 2016 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Covington city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Covington city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Covington 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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county |
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/51580 and /api/v1/counties/51580/history.