Power Outages in Hanover County, VA
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.5 hours.
Hanover County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/hanover-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hanover County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/hanover-county
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~56,580 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | 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 Hanover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23111 | 337 | ≤11 | 215 | ≤11 |
| 23116 | 217 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 23059 | 179 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 23005 | 143 | ≤11 | 90 | 0 |
| 23192 | 61 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 23015 | 49 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 23069 | 26 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 23146 | 25 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 23047 | 15 | 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 Hanover County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hanover County right now.
Hanover County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Hanover County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 876 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,599 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 796 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 14m
Hardest-hit cities in Hanover County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hanover County went about 15.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,009 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 15.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 27,009 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 606 | 6,812 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 707 | 27,009 | 17.0 |
| 2017 | 725 | 13,957 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 690 | 14,771 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | 693 | 5,323 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 662 | 11,639 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 689 | 15,936 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | 712 | 17,638 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 695 | 4,327 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 685 | 3,899 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 668 | 26,417 | 15.5 |
Cost of power in Hanover County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hanover 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
- Rappahannock Electric Coop15.5¢172,883 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 ice storms exposure · 8.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hanover County: FAQ
- How often does Hanover County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hanover County, VA logged 668 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hanover County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,009 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2016 and lasting about 3d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Hanover County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hanover County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hanover County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hanover County.
23005, 23015, 23047, 23059, 23069, 23111, 23116, 23146, 23192
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | 7.1 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/51085 and /api/v1/counties/51085/history.