Power Outages in Patrick County, VA
Appalachian Power Co and City of Danville - (VA) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 39.5 hours.
Patrick County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/patrick-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Patrick County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/patrick-county
Appalachian Power Co and City of Danville - (VA) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~16,526 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Appalachian Power Co, City of Danville - (VA).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Danville - (VA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Patrick 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24171 | 142 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 24133 | 60 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 24053 | 43 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 24120 | 42 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 24076 | 26 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 24185 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24082 | ≤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 Patrick County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Patrick County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Patrick County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 142 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Patrick County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Patrick County went about 39.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,374 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 39.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 7,071 customers out) · decade average 27.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 317 | 2,534 | 11.1 |
| 2016 | 362 | 3,523 | 15.5 |
| 2017 | 397 | 2,867 | 15.6 |
| 2018 | 409 | 7,071 | 77.6 |
| 2019 | 440 | 3,813 | 21.5 |
| 2020 | 450 | 3,933 | 21.3 |
| 2021 | 462 | 1,867 | 13.4 |
| 2022 | 473 | 4,961 | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 533 | 3,953 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 510 | 7,233 | 33.8 |
| 2025 | 533 | 8,374 | 39.5 |
Cost of power in Patrick County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Patrick 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.
- Appalachian Power Co17.2¢467,581 cust
- City of Danville - (VA)15.8¢38,226 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 · 27.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Patrick County: FAQ
- How often does Patrick County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Patrick County, VA logged 533 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 39.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Patrick County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,374 customers without power, beginning January 6, 2025 and lasting about 3d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Patrick County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Patrick County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Patrick County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Patrick County.
24053, 24076, 24082, 24120, 24133, 24171, 24185
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · total only | |
| City of Danville - (VA) | - | 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/51141 and /api/v1/counties/51141/history.