Power Outages in Giles County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Giles County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.6 hours.
Giles County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/giles-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Giles County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 02:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/giles-county
85%of this county's ~11,580 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 9 | 9,827 | 0.1% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 09:00 UTC | |
| Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 61 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Giles County1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | - | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 09:00 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Giles 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24124 | 163 | ≤11 | 143 | 0 |
| 24134 | 154 | ≤11 | 141 | 0 |
| 24136 | 96 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 24128 | 42 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 24150 | 30 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 24147 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 24167 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 24093 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24086 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Giles County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Giles County right now.
Giles County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Giles County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 221 customers out (4.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Giles County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Giles Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Giles County went about 19.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,569 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 19.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,569 customers out) · decade average 35.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 337 | 3,107 | 12.7 |
| 2016 | 363 | 3,082 | 18.7 |
| 2017 | 306 | 2,515 | 27.3 |
| 2018 | 491 | 5,569 | 110.9 |
| 2019 | 458 | 2,900 | 18.9 |
| 2020 | 449 | 3,367 | 26.4 |
| 2021 | 432 | 4,356 | 23.3 |
| 2022 | 486 | 2,941 | 32.2 |
| 2023 | 524 | 1,907 | 18.1 |
| 2024 | 484 | 5,569 | 77.8 |
| 2025 | 488 | 2,622 | 19.6 |
Cost of power in Giles County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Giles 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.
- 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 high winds exposure · 35.1 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 Giles County: FAQ
- How often does Giles County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Giles County, VA logged 488 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Giles County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,569 customers without power, beginning March 24, 2018 and lasting about 6d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Giles County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 9 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Giles County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Giles County.
24086, 24093, 24124, 24128, 24134, 24136, 24147, 24150, 24167
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 · county | |
| Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop | - | 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/51071 and /api/v1/counties/51071/history. Live data as of .