Power Outages in Prince Edward County, VA
Is there a power outage in Prince Edward County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Central Virginia Electric Coop in Prince Edward County, VA.
Prince Edward County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 39.6 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/prince-edward-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Prince Edward County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/prince-edward-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Central Virginia Electric Coop in Prince Edward County.
Report an outage in Prince Edward 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 and Central Virginia Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
59%of this county's ~19,529 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 | 7,529 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Southside Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,946 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 132 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Central Virginia Electric Coop 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 Prince Edward 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23901 | 157 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 23954 | 29 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 23966 | 28 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 23942 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 23960 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 23943 | ≤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 Prince Edward County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Prince Edward County right now.
Hardest-hit cities in Prince Edward County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Prince Edward County went about 39.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,853 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 39.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 10,853 customers out) · decade average 25.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 245 | 2,908 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 440 | 1,995 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 436 | 4,581 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 489 | 10,853 | 95.4 |
| 2019 | 474 | 4,928 | 12.9 |
| 2020 | 480 | 1,892 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 468 | 8,428 | 78.7 |
| 2022 | 526 | 4,197 | 17.6 |
| 2023 | 426 | 2,235 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 471 | 2,567 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 492 | 7,932 | 39.6 |
Cost of power in Prince Edward County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Prince Edward 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
- Central Virginia Electric Coop16.2¢35,353 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 · 25.8 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 Prince Edward County: FAQ
- How often does Prince Edward County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Prince Edward County, VA logged 492 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 39.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Prince Edward County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,853 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 7d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Prince Edward County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co, Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Central Virginia Electric Coop in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County.
23909, 23934, 23942, 23943, 23954, 23960, 23966
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 Prince Edward 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 | - |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | 13.3 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/51147 and /api/v1/counties/51147/history.