Power Outages in Mecklenburg County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Mecklenburg County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Mecklenburg County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Mecklenburg County.
No active NWS alerts for Mecklenburg County right now.
Mecklenburg County has been under 72 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×13
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×9
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
Latest Mecklenburg County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,088 customers out (6.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 878 customers out (5.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mecklenburg County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mecklenburg County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,762 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,762 customers out) · decade average 10.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 429 | 2,203 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 559 | 3,991 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 605 | 2,928 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 502 | 9,277 | 28.1 |
| 2019 | 686 | 3,067 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | 611 | 4,233 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 629 | 11,762 | 36.5 |
| 2022 | 680 | 3,790 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 681 | 1,460 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 635 | 2,952 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 715 | 2,354 | 5.1 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 10.6 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 Mecklenburg County: FAQ
- How often does Mecklenburg County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mecklenburg County, VA logged 715 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mecklenburg County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,762 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 12d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Mecklenburg County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mecklenburg County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mecklenburg County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mecklenburg County.
23915, 23917, 23919, 23924, 23927, 23950, 23968, 23970, 24529, 24580
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51117 and /api/v1/counties/51117/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).