Power Outages in Lunenburg County, VA
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Southside Electric 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 14.6 hours.
Lunenburg County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,451 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southside Electric 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 Lunenburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23944 | 72 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 23974 | 56 | 0 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 23947 | 55 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 23952 | ≤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 Lunenburg County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lunenburg County right now.
Latest Lunenburg County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 261 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 117 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 267 customers out (5.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 146 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lunenburg County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lunenburg County went about 14.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,827 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 14.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,827 customers out) · decade average 34.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 181 | 912 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 307 | 2,070 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 310 | 1,984 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 382 | 4,827 | 108.8 |
| 2019 | 386 | 3,010 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | 359 | 1,092 | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 421 | 4,827 | 194.2 |
| 2022 | 377 | 1,976 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 390 | 951 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 332 | 1,131 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 365 | 1,749 | 14.6 |
Cost of power in Lunenburg County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lunenburg 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
- Southside Electric Coop, Inc15.5¢57,305 cust
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative14.3¢30,077 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 high winds exposure · 34.9 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 Lunenburg County: FAQ
- How often does Lunenburg County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lunenburg County, VA logged 365 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lunenburg County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,827 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 7d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Lunenburg County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lunenburg County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lunenburg County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lunenburg County.
23944, 23947, 23952, 23974
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 35.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 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/51111 and /api/v1/counties/51111/history.