Power Outages in Isle of Wight County, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Isle of Wight County, VA across 2 reported incidents. Community Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (VA) and Prince George Electric Coop, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.8 hours.
Isle of Wight County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/isle-of-wight-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Isle of Wight County, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/isle-of-wight-county
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Community Electric Coop
Not counted: no live feed for City of Franklin - (VA) and Prince George Electric Coop.
0.0%of this county's ~18,311 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Franklin - (VA), Prince George Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Community Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Franklin - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prince George Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Isle of Wight 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23430 | 216 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 23314 | 86 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 23487 | 85 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 23315 | 21 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 23431 | ≤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 Isle of Wight County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Isle of Wight County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×27
- Coastal Flood Watch ×4
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×3
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Isle of Wight County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 902 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 640 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 193 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 612 customers out (5.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Isle of Wight County went about 8.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,539 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 8.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,036 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 244 | 4,852 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 345 | 5,053 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 303 | 3,169 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 329 | 5,148 | 12.7 |
| 2019 | 472 | 3,493 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 475 | 5,036 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 475 | 7,015 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 483 | 3,694 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | 477 | 7,539 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 490 | 3,934 | 10.9 |
| 2025 | 525 | 2,508 | 8.8 |
Cost of power in Isle of Wight County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Isle of Wight 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
- Prince George Electric Coop13.5¢10,917 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 hurricanes exposure · 8.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Isle of Wight County: FAQ
- How often does Isle of Wight County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Isle of Wight County, VA logged 525 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Isle of Wight County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,539 customers without power, beginning June 16, 2023 and lasting about 23h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Isle of Wight County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Isle of Wight County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Community Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Isle of Wight County.
23304, 23314, 23315, 23430, 23487, 23898
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George Electric Coop | 6.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Community Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| 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/51093 and /api/v1/counties/51093/history. Live data as of .