Power Outages in Cumberland County, VA
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 67.6 hours.
Cumberland County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Central Virginia Electric Coop, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~6,513 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Virginia Electric Coop, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 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 Cumberland 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23040 | 61 | 0 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 23038 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 23027 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Cumberland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cumberland County right now.
Cumberland County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Warning on September 23, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
Latest Cumberland County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 838 customers out (14% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cumberland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cumberland County went about 67.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,604 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 67.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,604 customers out) · decade average 34.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147 | 1,069 | 8.6 |
| 2016 | 261 | 1,266 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 287 | 2,463 | 16.3 |
| 2018 | 356 | 3,604 | 84.0 |
| 2019 | 298 | 1,928 | 15.4 |
| 2020 | 319 | 1,572 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 304 | 2,845 | 61.5 |
| 2022 | 376 | 3,590 | 76.9 |
| 2023 | 342 | 1,379 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 383 | 1,644 | 12.4 |
| 2025 | 371 | 3,063 | 67.6 |
Cost of power in Cumberland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cumberland 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
- Southside Electric Coop, Inc15.5¢57,305 cust
- Central Virginia Electric Coop16.2¢35,353 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 · 34.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cumberland County: FAQ
- How often does Cumberland County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cumberland County, VA logged 371 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 67.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cumberland County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,604 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 6d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Cumberland County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cumberland County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cumberland County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Virginia Electric Coop, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cumberland County.
23027, 23040, 23901
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 35.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | 13.3 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/51049 and /api/v1/counties/51049/history.