2018 Virginia Power Outage Report
In 2018, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 17.4 hours, the 2nd worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
17.4
vs prior year
▲ 379%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
58.8M
Peak customers out
553,520
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
96%
of VA customers
Counties reporting
124
Virginia year over year
All 124 Virginia counties, 2018
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax city | 178.8 | 2.3M | 12,701 | 12,701 | 394 |
| 2 | Mathews County | 128.1 | 414K | 3,233 | 3,233 | 287 |
| 3 | Charlotte County | 121.4 | 625K | 5,148 | 5,148 | 436 |
| 4 | Giles County | 110.9 | 617K | 5,569 | 5,569 | 491 |
| 5 | Lunenburg County | 108.8 | 525K | 4,827 | 4,827 | 382 |
| 6 | Charles City County | 101.8 | 256K | 2,516 | 2,516 | 232 |
| 7 | Prince Edward County | 95.4 | 1.0M | 10,853 | 10,853 | 489 |
| 8 | King and Queen County | 93.4 | 250K | 2,679 | 2,679 | 249 |
| 9 | Amelia County | 92.4 | 512K | 5,545 | 5,545 | 383 |
| 10 | Middlesex County | 92.0 | 395K | 4,296 | 4,296 | 312 |
| 11 | Floyd County | 89.8 | 777K | 8,655 | 8,052 | 365 |
| 12 | Pulaski County | 87.3 | 1.1M | 12,413 | 12,413 | 517 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 84.0 | 303K | 3,604 | 3,604 | 356 |
| 14 | Bland County | 81.8 | 291K | 3,556 | 3,556 | 248 |
| 15 | Rappahannock County | 79.9 | 295K | 3,687 | 3,687 | 310 |
| 16 | Patrick County | 77.6 | 840K | 10,828 | 7,071 | 409 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 75.5 | 518K | 6,864 | 6,864 | 356 |
| 18 | Gloucester County | 74.0 | 1.1M | 15,330 | 15,330 | 516 |
| 19 | Grayson County | 71.7 | 583K | 8,137 | 7,299 | 376 |
| 20 | Northumberland County | 70.5 | 385K | 5,466 | 5,466 | 346 |
| 21 | New Kent County | 69.2 | 617K | 8,920 | 8,920 | 351 |
| 22 | Lancaster County | 68.7 | 366K | 5,333 | 5,333 | 302 |
| 23 | Craig County | 64.9 | 82K | 1,256 | 1,256 | 211 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 57.8 | 312K | 5,391 | 5,391 | 444 |
| 25 | Scott County | 55.4 | 663K | 11,959 | 10,353 | 461 |
| 26 | Powhatan County | 50.0 | 647K | 12,936 | 12,158 | 464 |
| 27 | Henry County | 48.7 | 1.3M | 26,850 | 13,861 | 461 |
| 28 | Nelson County | 46.6 | 261K | 5,606 | 5,606 | 505 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 46.5 | 782K | 16,812 | 9,308 | 503 |
| 30 | Halifax County | 45.9 | 724K | 15,791 | 7,324 | 584 |
| 31 | Brunswick County | 43.7 | 340K | 7,778 | 6,933 | 403 |
| 32 | Waynesboro city | 41.0 | 514K | 12,537 | 9,737 | 217 |
| 33 | Essex County | 40.2 | 210K | 5,226 | 5,226 | 312 |
| 34 | Madison County | 40.1 | 279K | 6,952 | 4,249 | 361 |
| 35 | Wythe County | 39.2 | 699K | 17,849 | 9,625 | 554 |
| 36 | Dinwiddie County | 38.2 | 477K | 12,472 | 11,908 | 510 |
| 37 | Albemarle County | 37.7 | 1.7M | 45,280 | 20,213 | 578 |
| 38 | Wise County | 36.4 | 137K | 3,750 | 3,750 | 704 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 36.0 | 1.2M | 32,573 | 14,642 | 589 |
| 40 | Amherst County | 34.8 | 627K | 18,016 | 7,416 | 514 |
| 41 | Greene County | 34.1 | 354K | 10,381 | 9,316 | 362 |
| 42 | Appomattox County | 31.3 | 209K | 6,686 | 5,193 | 359 |
| 43 | James City County | 30.7 | 1.0M | 32,899 | 21,010 | 538 |
| 44 | Fauquier County | 29.3 | 932K | 31,801 | 17,071 | 737 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 28.4 | 923K | 32,464 | 14,585 | 531 |
| 46 | Mecklenburg County | 28.1 | 496K | 17,640 | 9,277 | 502 |
| 47 | Augusta County | 26.2 | 854K | 32,642 | 19,086 | 761 |
| 48 | Goochland County | 25.5 | 322K | 12,608 | 5,846 | 416 |
| 49 | King William County | 25.0 | 201K | 8,030 | 4,288 | 304 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 24.9 | 264K | 10,626 | 5,264 | 511 |
| 51 | Westmoreland County | 24.4 | 196K | 8,013 | 4,605 | 374 |
| 52 | Culpeper County | 24.0 | 666K | 27,716 | 9,217 | 581 |
| 53 | King George County | 23.3 | 323K | 13,848 | 7,993 | 329 |
| 54 | York County | 22.5 | 630K | 28,029 | 16,037 | 485 |
| 55 | Henrico County | 21.3 | 3.2M | 150,139 | 66,946 | 475 |
| 56 | Alleghany County | 21.0 | 79K | 3,740 | 3,529 | 311 |
| 57 | Staunton city | 20.3 | 227K | 11,216 | 8,299 | 208 |
| 58 | Campbell County | 19.7 | 580K | 29,450 | 9,845 | 648 |
| 59 | Orange County | 19.4 | 359K | 18,484 | 6,350 | 489 |
| 60 | Poquoson city | 19.3 | 86K | 4,482 | 4,270 | 165 |
| 61 | Fluvanna County | 19.1 | 141K | 7,390 | 1,896 | 415 |
| 62 | Rockingham County | 19.0 | 662K | 34,838 | 11,773 | 728 |
| 63 | Stafford County | 18.6 | 1.3M | 67,741 | 33,108 | 604 |
| 64 | Buchanan County | 17.8 | 227K | 12,760 | 1,717 | 464 |
| 65 | Dickenson County | 16.7 | 143K | 8,563 | 2,005 | 460 |
| 66 | Hanover County | 15.4 | 766K | 49,633 | 14,771 | 690 |
| 67 | Pittsylvania County | 15.3 | 457K | 29,827 | 7,807 | 552 |
| 68 | Bedford County | 15.0 | 720K | 47,929 | 13,169 | 604 |
| 69 | Chesterfield County | 14.6 | 2.3M | 155,017 | 51,921 | 547 |
| 70 | Louisa County | 14.2 | 232K | 16,334 | 6,657 | 680 |
| 71 | Caroline County | 14.2 | 209K | 14,714 | 5,653 | 533 |
| 72 | Surry County | 14.2 | 40K | 2,816 | 1,932 | 100 |
| 73 | Lynchburg city | 13.8 | 817K | 59,258 | 12,453 | 683 |
| 74 | Clarke County | 13.6 | 104K | 7,589 | 2,748 | 289 |
| 75 | Hampton city | 13.6 | 800K | 58,889 | 27,605 | 710 |
| 76 | Roanoke city | 13.3 | 951K | 71,375 | 7,811 | 442 |
| 77 | Williamsburg city | 12.9 | 115K | 8,943 | 3,211 | 161 |
| 78 | Isle of Wight County | 12.7 | 137K | 10,757 | 5,148 | 329 |
| 79 | Newport News city | 12.0 | 1.0M | 84,935 | 29,961 | 673 |
| 80 | Russell County | 11.9 | 184K | 15,440 | 5,362 | 511 |
| 81 | Falls Church city | 11.5 | 78K | 6,786 | 2,798 | 153 |
| 82 | Petersburg city | 11.3 | 169K | 14,894 | 4,741 | 442 |
| 83 | Tazewell County | 11.0 | 236K | 21,376 | 6,299 | 540 |
| 84 | Hopewell city | 10.8 | 107K | 9,904 | 3,981 | 262 |
| 85 | Smyth County | 10.6 | 199K | 18,737 | 4,605 | 447 |
| 86 | Virginia Beach city | 10.6 | 2.0M | 190,947 | 55,532 | 637 |
| 87 | Charlottesville city | 10.3 | 212K | 20,605 | 7,346 | 453 |
| 88 | Colonial Heights city | 10.2 | 87K | 8,524 | 2,834 | 217 |
| 89 | Portsmouth city | 9.8 | 422K | 43,205 | 10,626 | 656 |
| 90 | Southampton County | 9.6 | 46K | 4,783 | 1,728 | 248 |
| 91 | Washington County | 9.6 | 312K | 32,558 | 7,799 | 429 |
| 92 | Spotsylvania County | 9.6 | 594K | 62,155 | 23,901 | 725 |
| 93 | Sussex County | 9.6 | 42K | 4,419 | 1,582 | 172 |
| 94 | Galax city | 9.1 | 49K | 5,393 | 1,579 | 191 |
| 95 | Suffolk city | 9.0 | 244K | 26,940 | 7,051 | 550 |
| 96 | Greensville County | 8.9 | 52K | 5,788 | 1,138 | 234 |
| 97 | Alexandria city | 8.7 | 584K | 67,166 | 13,858 | 611 |
| 98 | Fredericksburg city | 8.4 | 125K | 14,939 | 3,529 | 237 |
| 99 | Page County | 8.2 | 77K | 9,423 | 6,536 | 410 |
| 100 | Warren County | 7.2 | 170K | 23,404 | 3,733 | 445 |
| 101 | Chesapeake city | 7.2 | 748K | 104,567 | 19,883 | 812 |
| 102 | Prince George County | 6.7 | 153K | 22,790 | 6,156 | 240 |
| 103 | Norfolk city | 6.6 | 768K | 116,644 | 36,907 | 1,019 |
| 104 | Shenandoah County | 6.5 | 118K | 18,066 | 2,761 | 629 |
| 105 | Highland County | 6.5 | 8,995 | 1,392 | 396 | 56 |
| 106 | Arlington County | 5.9 | 656K | 111,055 | 14,663 | 741 |
| 107 | Loudoun County | 5.6 | 1.1M | 187,874 | 26,910 | 666 |
| 108 | Emporia city | 5.3 | 14K | 2,639 | 1,189 | 80 |
| 109 | Lexington city | 4.9 | 15K | 2,989 | 1,817 | 44 |
| 110 | Radford city | 3.9 | 7,792 | 1,997 | 261 | 20 |
| 111 | Prince William County | 3.6 | 814K | 225,231 | 32,321 | 753 |
| 112 | Frederick County | 3.3 | 149K | 45,160 | 4,621 | 627 |
| 113 | Rockbridge County | 3.2 | 37K | 11,617 | 1,339 | 268 |
| 114 | Buena Vista city | 2.1 | 7,219 | 3,383 | 1,930 | 72 |
| 115 | Covington city | 1.7 | 4,966 | 2,882 | 967 | 82 |
| 116 | Winchester city | 1.6 | 24K | 15,282 | 1,575 | 251 |
| 117 | Richmond city | 1.4 | 163K | 112,565 | 2,390 | 174 |
| 118 | Accomack County | 0.5 | 13K | 26,528 | 2,232 | 110 |
| 119 | Northampton County | 0.2 | 2,406 | 9,762 | 746 | 54 |
| 120 | Bath County | 0.2 | 530 | 3,010 | 58 | 7 |
| 121 | Martinsville city | 0.0 | 90 | 4,573 | 4 | 7 |
| 122 | Danville city | 0.0 | 670 | 56,266 | 9 | 4 |
| 123 | Harrisonburg city | 0.0 | 26 | 19,411 | 11 | 3 |
| 124 | Salem city | 0.0 | 6 | 13,871 | 4 | 2 |
Biggest Virginia outages of 2018
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrico County, VA | October 11, 2018 11:45 | October 18, 2018 10:00 | 6d 22h | 66,946 | 1.7M |
| 2 | Virginia Beach city, VA | October 11, 2018 23:00 | October 16, 2018 20:45 | 4d 21h | 55,532 | 1.1M |
| 3 | Chesterfield County, VA | October 11, 2018 18:15 | October 19, 2018 10:00 | 7d 15h | 51,921 | 1.3M |
| 4 | Norfolk city, VA | October 11, 2018 10:00 | October 19, 2018 03:00 | 7d 17h | 36,907 | 516K |
| 5 | Henrico County, VA | March 1, 2018 18:15 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 4d 6h | 34,870 | 577K |
| 6 | Stafford County, VA | March 1, 2018 22:15 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 4d 2h | 33,108 | 953K |
| 7 | Prince William County, VA | March 2, 2018 06:15 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 18h | 32,321 | 626K |
| 8 | Virginia Beach city, VA | January 4, 2018 01:45 | January 9, 2018 18:45 | 5d 17h | 31,224 | 404K |
| 9 | Newport News city, VA | October 11, 2018 23:15 | October 19, 2018 15:15 | 7d 16h | 29,961 | 800K |
| 10 | Hampton city, VA | October 11, 2018 22:15 | October 16, 2018 18:45 | 4d 20h | 27,605 | 658K |
| 11 | Loudoun County, VA | March 2, 2018 01:30 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 23h | 26,910 | 731K |
| 12 | Spotsylvania County, VA | May 14, 2018 23:00 | May 17, 2018 05:00 | 2d 6h | 23,901 | 229K |
| 13 | James City County, VA | December 9, 2018 18:15 | December 12, 2018 02:30 | 2d 8h | 21,010 | 260K |
| 14 | Albemarle County, VA | March 2, 2018 03:45 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 21h | 20,213 | 963K |
| 15 | Chesapeake city, VA | October 11, 2018 23:15 | October 16, 2018 09:00 | 4d 9h | 19,883 | 419K |
| 16 | Chesterfield County, VA | May 14, 2018 12:00 | May 21, 2018 11:00 | 6d 23h | 19,818 | 162K |
| 17 | Augusta County, VA | November 15, 2018 11:00 | November 21, 2018 02:45 | 5d 15h | 19,086 | 672K |
| 18 | James City County, VA | October 11, 2018 23:00 | October 15, 2018 22:15 | 3d 23h | 18,602 | 589K |
| 19 | Henrico County, VA | May 14, 2018 09:00 | May 16, 2018 09:30 | 2d | 17,103 | 105K |
| 20 | Fauquier County, VA | March 2, 2018 05:15 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 19h | 17,071 | 670K |
| 21 | York County, VA | October 11, 2018 23:45 | October 15, 2018 23:30 | 3d 23h | 16,037 | 494K |
| 22 | Stafford County, VA | August 12, 2018 20:15 | August 14, 2018 20:30 | 2d | 15,523 | 125K |
| 23 | Gloucester County, VA | October 11, 2018 21:30 | October 17, 2018 02:15 | 5d 4h | 15,330 | 690K |
| 24 | Hanover County, VA | October 11, 2018 19:45 | October 16, 2018 16:15 | 4d 20h | 14,771 | 448K |
| 25 | Arlington County, VA | March 2, 2018 07:00 | March 6, 2018 01:00 | 3d 18h | 14,663 | 422K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 96% of Virginia's electricity customers in 2018; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.