Power Outages in Louisa County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Louisa County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.5 hours.
Louisa County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/louisa-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Louisa County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/louisa-county
72%of this county's ~32,321 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 14,313 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 4,712 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | Live · county | 1 | 4,241 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Central Virginia Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Louisa County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Rappahannock Electric Coop, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by Rappahannock Electric Coop. | ||||||
Show 1 town with no outages
| LOUISA | Rappahannock Electric Coop | 0 | 14,313 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Louisa County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Louisa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23093 | 125 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 23117 | 124 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 22942 | 102 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 23024 | 81 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤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 Louisa County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Louisa County right now.
Louisa County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Louisa County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 825 customers out (5.1% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Louisa County went about 7.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,220 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 7.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 13,467 customers out) · decade average 13.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 488 | 2,757 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 565 | 4,287 | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 614 | 8,355 | 7.0 |
| 2018 | 680 | 6,657 | 14.2 |
| 2019 | 640 | 3,832 | 8.8 |
| 2020 | 598 | 5,920 | 10.5 |
| 2021 | 602 | 11,220 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | 690 | 13,467 | 66.1 |
| 2023 | 632 | 3,714 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 582 | 5,080 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 642 | 8,532 | 7.5 |
Cost of power in Louisa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Louisa 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
- Central Virginia Electric Coop16.2¢35,353 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 · 13.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Louisa County: FAQ
- How often does Louisa County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Louisa County, VA logged 642 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Louisa County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,220 customers without power, beginning May 4, 2021 and lasting about 1d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Louisa County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Louisa County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Louisa County.
22942, 23024, 23093, 23117
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 · county | |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | 13.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county |
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/51109 and /api/v1/counties/51109/history. Live data as of .