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2022 Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 10.0 hours — the 8th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.0
Peak customers out
48,982
Rank (worst state)
8th
Counties affected
20

Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Virginia counties in 2022

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

1Fairfax County48,9822Stafford County48,3113Albemarle County36,3224Prince William County33,2535Henrico County25,9046Chesterfield County25,3327Norfolk city18,4808Fauquier County18,4019Hanover County17,63810Virginia Beach city16,89911Spotsylvania County16,02312Bedford County13,73513Louisa County13,46714Charlottesville city13,31515Newport News city11,60716Pittsylvania County11,47617Arlington County11,34718Powhatan County10,65319Carroll County10,17520Chesapeake city10,171

Biggest Virginia outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Fairfax CountyJanuary 3, 202248,982
Stafford CountyJanuary 3, 202248,311
Albemarle CountyJanuary 1, 202236,322
Prince William CountyJanuary 3, 202233,253
Henrico CountyJune 22, 202225,904
Chesterfield CountyJune 21, 202225,332
Norfolk citySeptember 29, 202218,480
Fauquier CountyJune 22, 202218,401
Fairfax CountyJuly 11, 202217,639
Hanover CountyJune 22, 202217,638
Virginia by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.