Power Outages in Henry County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Henry County, VA. There is no live feed for City of Martinsville - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.5 hours.
Henry County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/henry-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Henry County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/henry-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Henry County.
No live feed for City of Martinsville - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
66%of this county's ~40,884 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Martinsville - (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 | 27,102 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Danville - (VA) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Martinsville - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery 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 Henry 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24112 | 651 | 18 | 539 | ≤11 |
| 24055 | 276 | ≤11 | 240 | ≤11 |
| 24148 | 156 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 24078 | 139 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 24054 | 116 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 24089 | 71 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 24165 | 44 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 24168 | 13 | 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 Henry County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Henry County right now.
Henry County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Henry County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 408 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 324 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Henry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Henry County went about 12.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,861 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 12.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 13,861 customers out) · decade average 14.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 446 | 3,584 | 9.8 |
| 2016 | 460 | 5,670 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | 452 | 3,323 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 461 | 13,861 | 48.7 |
| 2019 | 614 | 2,996 | 10.0 |
| 2020 | 640 | 6,056 | 11.9 |
| 2021 | 614 | 9,037 | 16.8 |
| 2022 | 614 | 5,103 | 15.0 |
| 2023 | 690 | 3,606 | 11.9 |
| 2024 | 675 | 4,241 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 646 | 4,345 | 12.5 |
Cost of power in Henry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Henry 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
- City of Danville - (VA)15.8¢38,226 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 · 14.9 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 Henry County: FAQ
- How often does Henry County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Henry County, VA logged 646 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Henry County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,861 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2018 and lasting about 4d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Henry County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Henry County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Henry County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, City of Danville - (VA).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Henry County.
24054, 24055, 24078, 24089, 24112, 24148, 24165, 24168
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 | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| City of Danville - (VA) | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Martinsville - (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/51089 and /api/v1/counties/51089/history.