Power Outages in Halifax County, VA
City of Danville - (VA), Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.9 hours.
Halifax County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/halifax-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Halifax County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/halifax-county
City of Danville - (VA), Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~30,908 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Danville - (VA), Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Danville - (VA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 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 Halifax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24592 | 206 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 24558 | 109 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 24577 | 72 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 24520 | 39 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 24534 | 37 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 24594 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 24589 | 27 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 24598 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 24597 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24539 | ≤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 Halifax County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Halifax County right now.
Halifax County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 30, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Halifax County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 227 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Halifax County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Halifax County went about 9.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,819 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 9.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 10,851 customers out) · decade average 17.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 439 | 4,832 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 538 | 11,819 | 16.4 |
| 2017 | 548 | 8,628 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 584 | 7,324 | 45.9 |
| 2019 | 602 | 2,777 | 10.7 |
| 2020 | 588 | 4,155 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 578 | 10,851 | 54.0 |
| 2022 | 582 | 3,975 | 11.0 |
| 2023 | 600 | 4,390 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 604 | 3,265 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 576 | 2,613 | 9.9 |
Cost of power in Halifax County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Halifax 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
- City of Danville - (VA)15.8¢38,226 cust
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative14.3¢30,077 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 · 17.2 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 Halifax County: FAQ
- How often does Halifax County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Halifax County, VA logged 576 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Halifax County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,819 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2016 and lasting about 2d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Halifax County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Halifax County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Halifax County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Danville - (VA), Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Halifax County.
24520, 24534, 24539, 24558, 24577, 24589, 24592, 24594, 24597, 24598
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| City of Danville - (VA) | - | 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/51083 and /api/v1/counties/51083/history.