Power Outages in New Kent County, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in New Kent 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 13.0 hours.
New Kent County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/new-kent-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in New Kent County, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/new-kent-county
0.0%of this county's ~12,171 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 New Kent 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23141 | 91 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 23089 | 50 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 23140 | 43 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 23124 | 38 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 23011 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤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 New Kent County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for New Kent County right now.
New Kent County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
Latest New Kent 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
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 242 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 189 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 292 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in New Kent 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 New Kent Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in New Kent County went about 13.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,920 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 13.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,920 customers out) · decade average 16.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 243 | 2,952 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 312 | 5,780 | 26.0 |
| 2017 | 296 | 3,739 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 351 | 8,920 | 69.2 |
| 2019 | 326 | 2,779 | 7.7 |
| 2020 | 293 | 4,410 | 8.6 |
| 2021 | 314 | 7,754 | 20.4 |
| 2022 | 317 | 4,095 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | 319 | 3,402 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 372 | 3,776 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 382 | 4,748 | 13.0 |
Cost of power in New Kent County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for New Kent 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 16.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in New Kent County: FAQ
- How often does New Kent County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, New Kent County, VA logged 382 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in New Kent County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,920 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 5d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in New Kent County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve New Kent County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within New Kent County.
23011, 23089, 23124, 23140, 23141
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/51127 and /api/v1/counties/51127/history. Live data as of .