Power Outages in James City County, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 69 customers are without power in James City County, VA across 1 reported incident. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
James City County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/james-city-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in James City County, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/james-city-county
0.0%of this county's ~40,099 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in James City 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23188 | 407 | ≤11 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 23185 | 397 | 14 | 241 | ≤11 |
| 23168 | 53 | ≤11 | 26 | 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 James City County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
James City County has been under 36 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 ×2
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest James City County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,329 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,050 customers out (9.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 570 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,383 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in James City 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 James City Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in James City County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,010 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 21,010 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 389 | 5,657 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 547 | 12,624 | 9.8 |
| 2017 | 469 | 5,522 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 538 | 21,010 | 30.7 |
| 2019 | 540 | 8,286 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 549 | 9,301 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 491 | 5,412 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 531 | 6,417 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 555 | 7,682 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 582 | 6,099 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 584 | 6,410 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in James City County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for James City 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
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 · 6.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in James City County: FAQ
- How often does James City County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, James City County, VA logged 584 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in James City County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,010 customers without power, beginning December 9, 2018 and lasting about 2d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in James City County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 69 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve James City County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within James City County.
23081, 23168, 23185, 23188
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/51095 and /api/v1/counties/51095/history. Live data as of .