Power Out Map
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Power outage history

Virginia

8.2hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 11th of 51.

Largest outage on record Hurricane Michael 553,520 customers out · 14% of the state
Electricity customers 3,982,299 Across 133 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2018 15 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Virginia goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Franklin67 h
  2. 2Fairfax55 h
  3. 3Grayson53 h
  4. 4Charlotte50 h
  5. 5Lunenburg45 h
  6. 6Bland43 h
  7. 7Cumberland42 h
  8. 8Floyd42 h
  9. 9Craig42 h
  10. 10Giles41 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Richmond0.9 h
  2. 2Winchester1.4 h
  3. 3Prince William1.8 h
  4. 4Buena Vista2.0 h
  5. 5Covington2.2 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 5 10 15 20 ’15 ’16 ’17 15 ’18 5.3 ’19 6.0 ’20 8.5 ’21 9.8 ’22 4.5 ’23 8.2 ’24 8.5 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Virginia's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Oct 11, 2018 Hurricane Michael 553,520 13.9%
Mar 2, 2018 Windstorm 457,432 11.5%
Aug 4, 2020 Hurricane Isaias 354,189 8.9%
Jan 3, 2022 Winter storm 333,510 8.4%
Feb 13, 2021 Ice storm 300,901 7.6%
Oct 8, 2016 Hurricane Matthew 272,226 6.8%
Jun 16, 2016 Thunderstorms 244,732 6.2%
Sep 27, 2024 Hurricane Helene 238,051 6.0%
Jun 19, 2025 Thunderstorms 226,082 5.7%
Feb 16, 2025 Windstorm 206,721 5.2%
Feb 12, 2025 Winter storm 203,492 5.1%
May 14, 2018 Thunderstorms 159,926 4.0%

Every county

All 133 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Franklin 67 130 5,397
Fairfax 55 268 12,701
Grayson 53 82 8,137
Charlotte 50 71 5,148
Lunenburg 45 56 4,827
Bland 43 87 3,556
Cumberland 42 88 3,604
Floyd 42 74 8,655
Craig 42 182 1,256
Giles 41 89 5,569
Amelia 38 82 5,545
Buckingham 34 89 5,391
Prince Edward 33 52 10,853
Nelson 32 117 5,606
Patrick 32 53 10,828
Charles City 32 132 2,516
Highland 32 168 1,392
Mathews 31 105 3,233
Carroll 31 48 16,812
Scott 31 30 11,959
Nottoway 30 18 6,864
Pulaski 29 56 12,413
Middlesex 27 85 4,296
Dinwiddie 27 50 12,472
Bath 25 114 3,010

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Virginia

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Virginia Electric & Power Co Investor Owned 307 144 15.2 2.4M
Appalachian Power Co Investor Owned 1,116 328 17.2 468k
Rappahannock Electric Coop Cooperative 428 220 15.5 173k
Northern Virginia Elec Coop Cooperative 94 43 12.6 169k
Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop Cooperative 391 258 14.5 87k
Southside Electric Coop, Inc Cooperative 2,127 324 15.5 57k
City of Danville Municipal – – 15.8 38k
Central Virginia Electric Coop Cooperative 796 501 16.2 35k
A & N Electric Coop Cooperative 149 147 14.4 33k
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Cooperative 721 244 14.3 30k
Kentucky Utilities Co Investor Owned 327 142 15.3 23k
Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc Cooperative – – 16.0 18k
City of Harrisonburg Municipal 18 18 11.5 18k
City of Manassas Municipal 76 56 12.3 14k
Bristol Virginia Utilities Municipal 25 25 11.6 14k