Power Outages in Prince George 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 Prince George Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Prince George County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Prince George County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/prince-george-county
Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Prince George Electric Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,515 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Prince George Electric Coop. 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prince George Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Prince George 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23860 | 324 | 18 | 220 | ≤11 |
| 23805 | 210 | ≤11 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 23875 | 100 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 23842 | 86 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 23801 | ≤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 George County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Prince George County right now.
Prince George County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×19
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Prince George County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Prince George County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,427 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,427 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 173 | 326 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 206 | 2,694 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 211 | 2,423 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 240 | 6,156 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 244 | 4,145 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 223 | 3,429 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 376 | 6,427 | 13.0 |
| 2022 | 463 | 4,001 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 497 | 4,587 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 473 | 4,233 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 562 | 3,407 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Prince George County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Prince George 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
- Prince George Electric Coop13.5¢10,917 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 · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Prince George County: FAQ
- How often does Prince George County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Prince George County, VA logged 562 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Prince George County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,427 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 11d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Prince George County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Prince George County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Prince George County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Prince George County.
23801, 23805, 23842, 23860, 23875
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 | - |
| Prince George Electric Coop | 6.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| 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/51149 and /api/v1/counties/51149/history.