Power Outages in Franklin County, VA
Is there a power outage in Franklin County, VA right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Franklin County, VA. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (VA).
Franklin County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 71.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/franklin-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Franklin County.
No live feed for City of Franklin - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Franklin County, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
- Appalachian Power CoOutage map ↗
- Virginia Electric & Power Co☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗
No outage contact on file for City of Franklin - (VA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~32,721 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Franklin - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 33,673 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Franklin - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative reportevery 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 Franklin 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24151 | 267 | ≤11 | 207 | ≤11 |
| 24101 | 84 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 24065 | 84 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 24184 | 65 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 24088 | 48 | 0 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 24137 | 44 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 24092 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 24176 | 30 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 24102 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 24067 | 19 | 0 | 15 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Franklin County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 418 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 71.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 26,423 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 71.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 26,423 customers out) · decade average 16.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 467 | 3,150 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 479 | 12,169 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | 499 | 1,984 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 531 | 14,585 | 28.4 |
| 2019 | 564 | 10,041 | 13.7 |
| 2020 | 285 | 4,224 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 169 | 13,189 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | 26 | 155 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 131 | 2,282 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 584 | 26,423 | 71.2 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 16.2 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 Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, VA logged 584 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 71.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 26,423 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2025 and lasting about 10d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, VA right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Franklin County, VA. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (VA).
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
24065, 24067, 24088, 24092, 24101, 24102, 24137, 24151, 24176, 24184
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 Franklin County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| City of Franklin - (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51067 and /api/v1/counties/51067/history.