Power Outages in Salem city, VA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Salem city, VA. There is no live feed for City of Salem - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Salem city, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/salem-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Salem city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/salem-city
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Salem city.
No live feed for City of Salem - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.2%of this county's ~13,919 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Salem - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 34 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Salem - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery 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 Salem citywho 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.
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 Salem city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Salem city right now.
Salem city has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Salem city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Salem city went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Salem city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Salem city, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- City of Salem - (VA)15.5¢11,426 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 high winds exposure · 0.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Salem city: FAQ
- How often does Salem city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Salem city, VA logged 6 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Salem city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7 customers without power, beginning November 17, 2025 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Salem city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Salem city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Salem - (VA) | 0.5 hrs | 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/51775 and /api/v1/counties/51775/history.