Power Outages in King William 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 8.5 hours.
King William County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in King William County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/king-william-county
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~15,383 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 King William 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23009 | 72 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 23181 | 52 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 23086 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 23106 | 14 | 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 King William County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for King William County right now.
King William County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest King William County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,442 customers out (15% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in King William County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in King William County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,442 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 8.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,288 customers out) · decade average 7.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 244 | 1,064 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 288 | 3,616 | 9.7 |
| 2017 | 295 | 1,478 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 304 | 4,288 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | 294 | 1,503 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 297 | 1,458 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 255 | 3,489 | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 291 | 6,442 | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 317 | 4,306 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 365 | 1,385 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 331 | 3,239 | 8.5 |
Cost of power in King William County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for King William 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 7.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in King William County: FAQ
- How often does King William County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, King William County, VA logged 331 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in King William County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,442 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2022 and lasting about 1d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in King William County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for King William County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve King William 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 King William County.
23009, 23086, 23106, 23181
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/51101 and /api/v1/counties/51101/history.