Power Outages in Lancaster County, VA
Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Lancaster County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lancaster County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/lancaster-county
Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,129 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc | 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 Lancaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22503 | 47 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 22578 | 32 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 22576 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 22480 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Lancaster County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lancaster County right now.
Lancaster County has been under 42 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×30
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Lancaster County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 485 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 329 customers out (3.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 444 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,405 customers out (26% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lancaster County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lancaster County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,333 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,333 customers out) · decade average 15.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 269 | 1,298 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 337 | 1,352 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 285 | 2,088 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 302 | 5,333 | 68.7 |
| 2019 | 314 | 1,883 | 10.5 |
| 2020 | 317 | 4,006 | 18.2 |
| 2021 | 292 | 3,021 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | 311 | 2,867 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 328 | 1,371 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 335 | 2,908 | 12.7 |
| 2025 | 321 | 1,956 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Lancaster County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lancaster 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
- Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc16.0¢18,199 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 · 15.3 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 Lancaster County: FAQ
- How often does Lancaster County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lancaster County, VA logged 321 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lancaster County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,333 customers without power, beginning October 12, 2018 and lasting about 3d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Lancaster County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lancaster County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lancaster County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lancaster County.
22480, 22503, 22576, 22578
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 | |
| Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/51103 and /api/v1/counties/51103/history.