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2021 Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 8.7 hours — the 10th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.7
Peak customers out
57,010
Rank (worst state)
10th
Counties affected
20

Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Virginia counties in 2021

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

1Chesterfield County57,0102Fairfax County55,7373Prince William County38,8104Pittsylvania County31,5635Henrico County25,4936Stafford County22,1387Hanover County15,9368Danville city13,6229Dinwiddie County13,32210Franklin County13,18911Accomack County13,14112Loudoun County12,78213Campbell County12,51814Mecklenburg County11,76215Petersburg city11,43116Arlington County11,23817Louisa County11,22018Halifax County10,85119Albemarle County10,43920Middlesex County10,192

Biggest Virginia outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Chesterfield CountyFebruary 13, 202157,010
Fairfax CountyAugust 10, 202155,737
Prince William CountyAugust 24, 202138,810
Fairfax CountyApril 5, 202131,801
Pittsylvania CountyFebruary 13, 202131,563
Fairfax CountyApril 30, 202127,782
Henrico CountyFebruary 13, 202125,493
Stafford CountyJuly 29, 202122,138
Fairfax CountyJune 30, 202120,404
Fairfax CountyMay 26, 202117,658
Virginia by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.