Power Outages in Nottoway County, VA
Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Blackstone - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
Nottoway County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/nottoway-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Nottoway County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/nottoway-county
Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Blackstone - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,831 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Blackstone - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blackstone - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Nottoway 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23930 | 88 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 23824 | 84 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 23922 | 31 | ≤11 | 21 | 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 Nottoway County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Nottoway County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Nottoway County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nottoway County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,864 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 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,624 customers out) · decade average 22.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 154 | 580 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 332 | 5,540 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 331 | 1,726 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | 356 | 6,864 | 75.5 |
| 2019 | 393 | 2,386 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 318 | 1,650 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 404 | 5,624 | 125.8 |
| 2022 | 378 | 1,022 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 357 | 858 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 349 | 672 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 325 | 1,809 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Nottoway County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Nottoway 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
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 · 22.8 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 Nottoway County: FAQ
- How often does Nottoway County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nottoway County, VA logged 325 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nottoway County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,864 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 7d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Nottoway County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Nottoway County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Nottoway County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nottoway County.
23824, 23922, 23930, 23955
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 | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Town of Blackstone - (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51135 and /api/v1/counties/51135/history.