Power Outages in Mecklenburg County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Southside Electric Coop, Inc in Mecklenburg County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Mecklenburg County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/mecklenburg-county
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- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mecklenburg County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/mecklenburg-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Southside Electric Coop, Inc in Mecklenburg County.
63%of this county's ~35,498 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 11,277 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 10,490 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 437 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Southside Electric Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mecklenburg 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23970 | 128 | 12 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 23924 | 95 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 23927 | 77 | 0 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 23919 | 51 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
| 23950 | 48 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 23917 | 45 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 24529 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 23968 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 24580 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23915 | ≤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 Mecklenburg County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mecklenburg County right now.
Mecklenburg County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Watch ×2
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 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 287 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 247 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 278 customers out (1.6% 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.
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 5.1 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Mecklenburg County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mecklenburg 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 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 Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 35.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative | 12.0 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/51117 and /api/v1/counties/51117/history.