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Virginia Power Outages: Live Map & Grid Status

Virginia utilities do not yet share live outage data with DOE's ODIN feed, so live counts here are limited. Check your electric company's outage map (listed below) for real-time status.

Customers without power
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4,215,183 customers statewide
Counties affected
0
of 133 counties
Weather alerts
0
Outage-relevant NWS alerts
Power uptime (2025)
99.855%
12 hr 43 min without power per customer

Virginia outage map by county

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No Virginia utility currently shares live data with DOE ODIN. Shaded counties show only what participating utilities report. See the utility list below for direct outage map links.

Virginia counties with power outages

Counties with customers out right now

No county-level outages are being reported right now.

Weather alerts

Wind, storm, ice, heat and fire-weather alerts from NWS

No active outage-relevant weather alerts from the National Weather Service.

Outage trend: last 7 days

Customers without power, recorded every ~30 minutes (participating utilities)

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Biggest Virginia power outages since 2014

Statewide outage events recorded by DOE's EAGLE-I system since late 2014, with likely causes from NOAA storm reports

The largest power outage in Virginia since 2014 (Oct 11–15, 2018) left as many as 572,666 customers (14.45% of the state) without power at once, driven by flooding. The next largest (Mar 2–5, 2018) peaked at 565,496 customers (High winds).

By EAGLE-I's count, Virginia customers averaged about 8 hr 27 min without power per year from 2018 to 2025. The worst year was 2018, at 15 hr 52 min per customer.

Outages peak in February (15% of outage time). Outage time in Virginia has held roughly steady recently: about 7 hr 52 min per customer per year in 2022–2025, versus 9 hr 2 min in 2018–2021.

#WhenPeak out at onceLikely cause (NOAA)
1Oct 11–15, 2018572,666(14.45%)Flooding
2Mar 2–5, 2018565,496(14.27%)High winds
3Aug 4–6, 2020357,399(9.02%)Hurricane Isaias
4Jan 3–8, 2022333,510(8.42%)Winter storm
5Feb 13–20, 2021304,396(7.68%)Winter Storm Uri
6Oct 8–11, 2016272,226(6.87%)Flooding
7Jun 17–19, 2016244,732(6.18%)Severe thunderstorms
8Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2024243,827(6.15%)Flooding

Hours without power per customer, by year (EAGLE-I)

Virginia
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When outages happen

Share of all customer outage time that fell in each month, 2018–2025.
Counties with the least outage time

Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I recorded electricity outages, 2014–2025 (CC BY 4.0), with likely causes from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database. EAGLE-I coverage was partial before 2018, so averages use 2018–2025. Peak counts are the highest number of customers out at one time.

Virginia electric utilities

Largest electric companies in Virginia, from EIA-861 (2025)

Electric utilities serving Virginia
UtilityCustomers (VA)Live data
Dominion Energy Virginia2,681,231Not reporting
Appalachian Power553,079Not reporting
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC)184,421Not reporting
NOVEC184,104Not reporting
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC)102,230Not reporting
Southside Electric Coop, Inc59,799Not reporting
City of Danville - (VA)43,416Not reporting
Central Virginia Electric Coop40,194Not reporting
A & N Electric Coop37,914Not reporting
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative32,009Not reporting
Kentucky Utilities (KU)29,437Not reporting
City of Harrisonburg - (VA)21,770Not reporting
Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc20,906Not reporting
City of Manassas - (VA)17,185Not reporting
Bristol Virginia Utilities16,518Not reporting

“Avg. outage time / yr” is each utility's reported SAIDI for 2025, including major events. “Live data” shows whether the utility shares outages with DOE ODIN.

Virginia grid reliability & uptime

Official reliability metrics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

In 2025, the average Virginia customer went 12 hr 43 min without power, compared with 4 hr 29 min for the U.S. as a whole. That ranks Virginia 2nd of 51 for total outage time, where 1st has the most.

Leaving out major events such as hurricanes and ice storms, the figure falls to 4 hr 10 min. Customers averaged 2.35 interruptions, each lasting about 5 hr 25 min. Over the last five years Virginia averaged 13 hr 5 min of outages per customer per year (rank 5th).

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Virginia: outage minutes per customer (SAIDI)U.S. average
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YearVA SAIDI (min)U.S. SAIDI (min)
2015249209
2016317.6268.4
2017279.2505.9
20181133.7349.2
2019478295.5
2020337.7456.1
2021798.2475.8
20221108.2333
2023292.8366.6
2024962.1662.6
2025763.1269.2

Source: EIA Electric Power Annual, Table 11.4 (IEEE method, all events including major event days).

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Virginia power outage FAQ

Is there a power outage in Virginia right now?

No outages are currently reported by participating utilities in Virginia. Live coverage depends on which utilities share data with DOE ODIN, so if your power is out, report it to your electric company.

How reliable is the power grid in Virginia?

In 2025, the average Virginia electricity customer was without power for 12 hr 43 min in total (SAIDI, including major events), versus 4 hr 29 min nationally, according to EIA. That ranks Virginia 2nd of 51 for outage time (1st = most). Power was on 99.855% of the year.

How long do power outages last in Virginia?

When an outage happened in 2025, Virginia customers waited an average of 5 hr 25 min for power to be restored (CAIDI), and the average customer had 2.35 sustained interruptions during the year (SAIFI), per EIA-861 data.

Who do I call to report a power outage in Virginia?

Report outages directly to your electric utility. Virginia Electric & Power Co, Appalachian Power Co, Rappahannock Electric Coop and others serve the most customers in Virginia. Call 911 if you see a downed power line or are in danger.

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