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2017 Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 3.7 hours — the 21st worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.7
Peak customers out
26,741
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
20

Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

2.7h20158.1h20163.7h201718.7h20186.4h20196.1h20208.7h202110.0h20224.6h20238.4h20248.6h2025

Hardest-hit Virginia counties in 2017

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Fairfax County26,7412Henrico County19,2433Orange County17,2354Hanover County13,9575Virginia Beach city13,4796Fauquier County13,4647Chesterfield County13,2058Spotsylvania County11,9429Stafford County11,03310Chesapeake city10,95011Halifax County8,62812Pittsylvania County8,36813Louisa County8,35514Prince William County8,19215Arlington County8,14816Richmond city7,69417Fairfax city7,37918Page County7,36619Campbell County7,25220Augusta County7,172

Biggest Virginia outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Fairfax CountyJune 19, 201726,741
Fairfax CountyFebruary 13, 201722,153
Henrico CountyMarch 14, 201719,243
Orange CountyApril 6, 201717,235
Fairfax CountyApril 6, 201714,518
Hanover CountyMarch 14, 201713,957
Virginia Beach cityJune 16, 201713,479
Fauquier CountyApril 6, 201713,464
Chesterfield CountyMarch 14, 201713,205
Spotsylvania CountyApril 6, 201711,942
Virginia by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.