Power Outages in Powhatan County, VA
Is there a power outage in Powhatan County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Southside Electric Coop, Inc in Powhatan County, VA.
Powhatan County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 36.5 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Powhatan County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/powhatan-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Southside Electric Coop, Inc in Powhatan County.
Report an outage in Powhatan County, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Southside Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
72%of this county's ~21,148 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 | 8,159 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 7,078 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co 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 Powhatan 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23139 | 200 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤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 Powhatan County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Powhatan County right now.
Powhatan County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Warning on September 23, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
Latest Powhatan County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 354 customers out (2.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Powhatan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Powhatan County went about 36.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,158 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 36.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 12,158 customers out) · decade average 17.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 234 | 1,798 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 467 | 6,922 | 12.7 |
| 2017 | 433 | 5,017 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 464 | 12,158 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | 450 | 5,251 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 501 | 3,087 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 434 | 4,951 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | 528 | 10,653 | 31.6 |
| 2023 | 518 | 3,649 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 522 | 3,603 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 500 | 10,022 | 36.5 |
Cost of power in Powhatan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Powhatan 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 17.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Powhatan County: FAQ
- How often does Powhatan County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Powhatan County, VA logged 500 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 36.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Powhatan County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,158 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 6d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Powhatan County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Southside Electric Coop, Inc in Powhatan County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Powhatan 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 Powhatan County.
23139, 23160
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Powhatan County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | 35.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
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/51145 and /api/v1/counties/51145/history.