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2020 Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 6.1 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
6.1
Peak customers out
74,967
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
20

Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Virginia counties in 2020

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

1Virginia Beach city74,9672Chesapeake city57,1433Norfolk city33,9044Newport News city32,6255Fairfax city27,6556Suffolk city25,2127Hampton city24,5938Henrico County15,1549Portsmouth city14,87210Accomack County14,38311Danville city12,94512Alexandria city12,77313Arlington County12,14214Chesterfield County12,07615Pittsylvania County12,02116Hanover County11,63917Albemarle County11,52518Culpeper County10,36119York County10,19220Fairfax County9,993

Biggest Virginia outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Virginia Beach cityAugust 4, 202074,967
Chesapeake cityAugust 4, 202057,143
Virginia Beach cityApril 13, 202044,808
Chesapeake cityApril 13, 202037,466
Norfolk cityAugust 4, 202033,904
Newport News cityAugust 3, 202032,625
Fairfax cityOctober 28, 202027,655
Suffolk cityAugust 4, 202025,212
Hampton cityAugust 3, 202024,593
Fairfax cityJuly 20, 202024,288
Virginia by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.