Power outages in Henry County, VA

Live outage counts for Ridgeway and the rest of Henry County, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
5customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.02% of 27,065 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Dominion Energyno county count
iThis utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.
Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
Appalachian Power5 / 27,065
City of Danville - (VA)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
City of Martinsville - (VA)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineDominion Energy and Appalachian Power publish totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

2 of 8 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
24055Oak Level / Bassettfewer than 56,6800.04%
24148Sandy Level / Horse Pasturefewer than 54,1960.07%
24054Sandy Level / Chatmoss02,2600.00%
24078Collinsville03,8390.00%
24089Fieldale / Collinsville01,3460.00%
24112Martinsville / Horse Pasture09,4110.00%
24165Horse Pasture01,0280.00%
24168Stanleytown01720.00%

Outage history in Henry County

2014–2025 record

Henry County averaged 42 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 43. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.6 days, starting February 12, 2025.

The largest on record began March 2, 2018, with 13,861 customers out at once.

42significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
3 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
4.7 dayslongest on record (March 2018)
13,861most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
March 2, 201813,8614.7 days514,487
October 11, 201811,3103.1 days303,068
March 25, 20189,9542.9 days245,448
February 13, 20219,0374.5 days306,906
October 29, 20206,05613 hours34,465

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

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Food safety

  • 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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