Power Outages in Middlesex County, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Middlesex County, VA across 1 reported incident. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.0 hours.
Middlesex County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/middlesex-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Middlesex County, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/middlesex-county
0.0%of this county's ~10,261 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Middlesex 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23149 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 23175 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 23043 | 24 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 23071 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 23169 | 17 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 23176 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 23180 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23092 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 23079 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23070 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23032 | ≤11 | 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 Middlesex County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Middlesex County right now.
Middlesex County has been under 43 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
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Middlesex County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 186 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Middlesex County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Middlesex Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Middlesex County went about 10.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,296 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 10.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,296 customers out) · decade average 22.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 218 | 3,730 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 339 | 4,296 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | 291 | 2,585 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 312 | 4,296 | 92.0 |
| 2019 | 291 | 3,752 | 14.6 |
| 2020 | 298 | 4,296 | 25.0 |
| 2021 | 343 | 4,296 | 17.0 |
| 2022 | 327 | 4,296 | 24.7 |
| 2023 | 316 | 3,920 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 379 | 4,296 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | 354 | 1,344 | 10.0 |
Cost of power in Middlesex County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Middlesex 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
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 · 22.4 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 Middlesex County: FAQ
- How often does Middlesex County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Middlesex County, VA logged 354 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Middlesex County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,296 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 3d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Middlesex County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Middlesex County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Middlesex County.
23032, 23043, 23070, 23071, 23079, 23092, 23149, 23169, 23175, 23176, 23180
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 |
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/51119 and /api/v1/counties/51119/history. Live data as of .