2023 Virginia Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 4.6 hours, the 24th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.6
vs prior year
▼ 54%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
18.2M
Peak customers out
114,154
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of VA customers
Counties reporting
130
Virginia year over year
All 130 Virginia counties, 2023
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 | Franklin city | 59.7 | 322K | 5,397 | 3,550 | 568 |
| 2 | Wise County | 29.4 | 110K | 3,750 | 2,860 | 657 |
| 3 | Highland County | 27.4 | 38K | 1,392 | 1,392 | 190 |
| 4 | Dickenson County | 22.2 | 190K | 8,563 | 3,403 | 475 |
| 5 | Craig County | 19.6 | 25K | 1,256 | 790 | 220 |
| 6 | Patrick County | 19.2 | 208K | 10,828 | 3,953 | 533 |
| 7 | Grayson County | 18.9 | 154K | 8,137 | 2,008 | 495 |
| 8 | Lee County | 18.7 | 140K | 7,474 | 5,793 | 612 |
| 9 | Buckingham County | 18.4 | 99K | 5,391 | 5,102 | 396 |
| 10 | Giles County | 18.1 | 101K | 5,569 | 1,907 | 524 |
| 11 | Bath County | 17.6 | 53K | 3,010 | 3,010 | 361 |
| 12 | Fluvanna County | 17.2 | 127K | 7,390 | 4,637 | 449 |
| 13 | Alleghany County | 16.9 | 63K | 3,740 | 1,073 | 404 |
| 14 | Bland County | 16.3 | 58K | 3,556 | 985 | 233 |
| 15 | Mathews County | 16.3 | 53K | 3,233 | 3,233 | 264 |
| 16 | Pulaski County | 16.2 | 201K | 12,413 | 7,012 | 735 |
| 17 | Nelson County | 16.1 | 90K | 5,606 | 2,307 | 551 |
| 18 | Scott County | 15.7 | 188K | 11,959 | 3,094 | 573 |
| 19 | Colonial Heights city | 15.6 | 133K | 8,524 | 8,524 | 177 |
| 20 | Botetourt County | 13.7 | 145K | 10,626 | 3,328 | 536 |
| 21 | Rappahannock County | 13.4 | 50K | 3,687 | 3,687 | 269 |
| 22 | Middlesex County | 13.2 | 57K | 4,296 | 3,920 | 316 |
| 23 | Amherst County | 13.1 | 237K | 18,016 | 3,587 | 608 |
| 24 | Petersburg city | 12.1 | 180K | 14,894 | 11,320 | 464 |
| 25 | Henry County | 11.9 | 318K | 26,850 | 3,606 | 690 |
| 26 | Cumberland County | 11.5 | 41K | 3,604 | 1,379 | 342 |
| 27 | Buchanan County | 11.5 | 147K | 12,760 | 2,879 | 531 |
| 28 | Roanoke County | 10.7 | 336K | 31,398 | 3,750 | 531 |
| 29 | Surry County | 10.3 | 29K | 2,816 | 1,572 | 241 |
| 30 | Southampton County | 10.2 | 49K | 4,783 | 3,355 | 392 |
| 31 | Smyth County | 9.5 | 177K | 18,737 | 3,238 | 591 |
| 32 | Henrico County | 9.2 | 1.4M | 150,139 | 56,291 | 564 |
| 33 | Washington County | 9.1 | 296K | 32,558 | 6,619 | 599 |
| 34 | Carroll County | 9.0 | 151K | 16,812 | 2,827 | 685 |
| 35 | Isle of Wight County | 9.0 | 97K | 10,757 | 7,539 | 477 |
| 36 | Shenandoah County | 8.6 | 155K | 18,066 | 4,288 | 674 |
| 37 | Rockbridge County | 8.5 | 99K | 11,617 | 2,140 | 712 |
| 38 | Falls Church city | 8.5 | 58K | 6,786 | 3,238 | 121 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 8.2 | 267K | 32,573 | 4,900 | 704 |
| 40 | Northumberland County | 8.0 | 44K | 5,466 | 2,111 | 359 |
| 41 | Albemarle County | 8.0 | 362K | 45,280 | 6,679 | 708 |
| 42 | Powhatan County | 7.8 | 101K | 12,936 | 3,649 | 518 |
| 43 | Dinwiddie County | 7.6 | 95K | 12,472 | 2,637 | 573 |
| 44 | Pittsylvania County | 7.5 | 225K | 29,827 | 2,325 | 779 |
| 45 | Arlington County | 7.4 | 817K | 111,055 | 34,068 | 776 |
| 46 | Floyd County | 7.3 | 63K | 8,655 | 3,456 | 456 |
| 47 | Charles City County | 7.3 | 18K | 2,516 | 2,516 | 213 |
| 48 | Amelia County | 7.1 | 39K | 5,545 | 2,295 | 433 |
| 49 | Bedford County | 7.0 | 337K | 47,929 | 2,487 | 613 |
| 50 | Russell County | 6.9 | 106K | 15,440 | 2,261 | 664 |
| 51 | Chesterfield County | 6.9 | 1.1M | 155,017 | 36,577 | 678 |
| 52 | Fauquier County | 6.9 | 218K | 31,801 | 10,670 | 698 |
| 53 | Halifax County | 6.6 | 104K | 15,791 | 4,390 | 600 |
| 54 | Brunswick County | 6.5 | 51K | 7,778 | 1,543 | 482 |
| 55 | Appomattox County | 6.4 | 43K | 6,686 | 2,807 | 371 |
| 56 | Charlotte County | 6.2 | 32K | 5,148 | 976 | 390 |
| 57 | Danville city | 6.0 | 338K | 56,266 | 8,622 | 633 |
| 58 | Alexandria city | 6.0 | 403K | 67,166 | 17,627 | 637 |
| 59 | Tazewell County | 5.9 | 126K | 21,376 | 3,107 | 678 |
| 60 | New Kent County | 5.9 | 52K | 8,920 | 3,402 | 319 |
| 61 | Gloucester County | 5.8 | 89K | 15,330 | 5,656 | 518 |
| 62 | King and Queen County | 5.8 | 16K | 2,679 | 694 | 163 |
| 63 | Campbell County | 5.8 | 170K | 29,450 | 2,730 | 697 |
| 64 | Madison County | 5.7 | 39K | 6,952 | 4,633 | 408 |
| 65 | Essex County | 5.6 | 29K | 5,226 | 2,079 | 328 |
| 66 | Poquoson city | 5.6 | 25K | 4,482 | 3,759 | 153 |
| 67 | Accomack County | 5.6 | 147K | 26,528 | 7,152 | 763 |
| 68 | Wythe County | 5.5 | 98K | 17,849 | 2,704 | 600 |
| 69 | Page County | 5.2 | 49K | 9,423 | 1,998 | 478 |
| 70 | Mecklenburg County | 5.2 | 92K | 17,640 | 1,460 | 681 |
| 71 | Louisa County | 5.0 | 82K | 16,334 | 3,714 | 632 |
| 72 | Goochland County | 5.0 | 63K | 12,608 | 2,217 | 429 |
| 73 | Northampton County | 4.8 | 46K | 9,762 | 3,008 | 580 |
| 74 | Lancaster County | 4.7 | 25K | 5,333 | 1,371 | 328 |
| 75 | Lexington city | 4.6 | 14K | 2,989 | 1,473 | 71 |
| 76 | Clarke County | 4.4 | 33K | 7,589 | 2,031 | 262 |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 4.3 | 47K | 10,853 | 2,235 | 426 |
| 78 | Lunenburg County | 4.2 | 20K | 4,827 | 951 | 390 |
| 79 | Sussex County | 4.2 | 19K | 4,419 | 1,002 | 243 |
| 80 | Lynchburg city | 4.1 | 244K | 59,258 | 4,611 | 770 |
| 81 | Augusta County | 4.0 | 129K | 32,642 | 4,584 | 839 |
| 82 | Suffolk city | 3.9 | 106K | 26,940 | 3,825 | 701 |
| 83 | Westmoreland County | 3.9 | 31K | 8,013 | 3,642 | 430 |
| 84 | Galax city | 3.6 | 20K | 5,393 | 1,134 | 231 |
| 85 | Roanoke city | 3.6 | 256K | 71,375 | 3,346 | 680 |
| 86 | York County | 3.5 | 99K | 28,029 | 5,024 | 492 |
| 87 | King William County | 3.5 | 28K | 8,030 | 4,306 | 317 |
| 88 | Culpeper County | 3.4 | 94K | 27,716 | 3,097 | 543 |
| 89 | Rockingham County | 3.3 | 116K | 34,838 | 4,708 | 792 |
| 90 | Charlottesville city | 3.3 | 68K | 20,605 | 7,440 | 451 |
| 91 | Manassas Park city | 3.3 | 26K | 8,015 | 3,419 | 49 |
| 92 | King George County | 3.3 | 45K | 13,848 | 2,606 | 388 |
| 93 | Hanover County | 3.2 | 160K | 49,633 | 4,327 | 695 |
| 94 | Orange County | 3.2 | 59K | 18,484 | 1,371 | 609 |
| 95 | Prince George County | 3.2 | 73K | 22,790 | 4,587 | 497 |
| 96 | Emporia city | 3.0 | 7,956 | 2,639 | 1,117 | 95 |
| 97 | Hopewell city | 3.0 | 30K | 9,904 | 3,983 | 228 |
| 98 | Covington city | 3.0 | 8,621 | 2,882 | 540 | 76 |
| 99 | Warren County | 3.0 | 69K | 23,404 | 4,970 | 407 |
| 100 | Fairfax County | 2.9 | 1.5M | 513,143 | 26,150 | 493 |
| 101 | Fairfax city | 2.8 | 36K | 12,701 | 4,799 | 223 |
| 102 | Spotsylvania County | 2.8 | 173K | 62,155 | 9,432 | 802 |
| 103 | James City County | 2.6 | 86K | 32,899 | 7,682 | 555 |
| 104 | Hampton city | 2.5 | 150K | 58,889 | 8,415 | 789 |
| 105 | Greensville County | 2.5 | 14K | 5,788 | 1,049 | 192 |
| 106 | Greene County | 2.5 | 26K | 10,381 | 3,065 | 408 |
| 107 | Virginia Beach city | 2.2 | 425K | 190,947 | 8,599 | 814 |
| 108 | Loudoun County | 2.2 | 414K | 187,874 | 22,969 | 726 |
| 109 | Portsmouth city | 2.1 | 90K | 43,205 | 7,130 | 707 |
| 110 | Caroline County | 2.0 | 30K | 14,714 | 1,361 | 557 |
| 111 | Norfolk city | 1.9 | 222K | 116,644 | 5,656 | 833 |
| 112 | Chesapeake city | 1.9 | 198K | 104,567 | 7,029 | 890 |
| 113 | Staunton city | 1.7 | 19K | 11,216 | 4,765 | 229 |
| 114 | Nottoway County | 1.7 | 12K | 6,864 | 858 | 357 |
| 115 | Williamsburg city | 1.6 | 15K | 8,943 | 1,463 | 146 |
| 116 | Frederick County | 1.6 | 71K | 45,160 | 2,576 | 649 |
| 117 | Newport News city | 1.6 | 133K | 84,935 | 6,217 | 843 |
| 118 | Stafford County | 1.6 | 105K | 67,741 | 5,076 | 722 |
| 119 | Prince William County | 1.5 | 349K | 225,231 | 11,987 | 945 |
| 120 | Fredericksburg city | 1.0 | 15K | 14,939 | 1,628 | 222 |
| 121 | Waynesboro city | 0.8 | 10K | 12,537 | 1,346 | 228 |
| 122 | Winchester city | 0.7 | 11K | 15,282 | 1,703 | 257 |
| 123 | Buena Vista city | 0.6 | 2,092 | 3,383 | 572 | 88 |
| 124 | Radford city | 0.1 | 258 | 1,997 | 11 | 17 |
| 125 | Richmond city | 0.1 | 13K | 112,565 | 805 | 196 |
| 126 | Franklin County | 0.0 | 1,505 | 32,464 | 155 | 26 |
| 127 | Salem city | 0.0 | 484 | 13,871 | 4 | 2 |
| 128 | Martinsville city | 0.0 | 43 | 4,573 | 4 | 3 |
| 129 | Harrisonburg city | 0.0 | 16 | 19,411 | 8 | 1 |
| 130 | Manassas city | 0.0 | 2 | 26,009 | 2 | 1 |
Biggest Virginia outages of 2023
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 | September 5, 2023 08:15 | September 12, 2023 00:15 | 6d 16h | 56,291 | 602K |
| 2 | Chesterfield County, VA | September 7, 2023 21:30 | September 11, 2023 08:15 | 3d 10h | 36,577 | 423K |
| 3 | Arlington County, VA | July 29, 2023 14:45 | August 1, 2023 02:15 | 2d 11h | 34,068 | 539K |
| 4 | Fairfax County, VA | July 26, 2023 11:15 | September 14, 2023 07:30 | 49d 20h | 26,150 | 623K |
| 5 | Fairfax County, VA | March 31, 2023 19:15 | April 4, 2023 02:00 | 3d 6h | 24,975 | 219K |
| 6 | Loudoun County, VA | August 7, 2023 21:00 | August 9, 2023 09:00 | 1d 12h | 22,969 | 103K |
| 7 | Alexandria city, VA | July 29, 2023 20:15 | August 1, 2023 03:15 | 2d 7h | 17,627 | 173K |
| 8 | Chesterfield County, VA | July 29, 2023 19:45 | August 1, 2023 07:45 | 2d 12h | 15,481 | 71K |
| 9 | Fairfax County, VA | July 10, 2023 11:15 | July 20, 2023 05:30 | 9d 18h | 12,500 | 56K |
| 10 | Chesterfield County, VA | June 16, 2023 18:30 | June 20, 2023 07:30 | 3d 13h | 12,231 | 97K |
| 11 | Prince William County, VA | July 28, 2023 16:30 | July 31, 2023 19:30 | 3d 3h | 11,987 | 68K |
| 12 | Prince William County, VA | June 12, 2023 15:45 | June 13, 2023 11:45 | 20h | 11,873 | 12K |
| 13 | Henrico County, VA | June 20, 2023 12:15 | June 28, 2023 09:00 | 7d 20h | 11,736 | 91K |
| 14 | Petersburg city, VA | June 16, 2023 19:45 | June 23, 2023 21:30 | 7d 1h | 11,320 | 153K |
| 15 | Fauquier County, VA | August 7, 2023 20:30 | August 9, 2023 21:30 | 2d 1h | 10,670 | 112K |
| 16 | Arlington County, VA | August 22, 2023 15:45 | August 23, 2023 01:00 | 9h 15m | 10,293 | 58K |
| 17 | Spotsylvania County, VA | September 9, 2023 18:15 | September 11, 2023 00:00 | 1d 5h | 9,432 | 13K |
| 18 | Prince William County, VA | August 7, 2023 21:15 | August 9, 2023 19:45 | 1d 22h | 9,195 | 43K |
| 19 | Danville city, VA | July 2, 2023 18:30 | July 4, 2023 17:45 | 1d 23h | 8,622 | 64K |
| 20 | Virginia Beach city, VA | September 22, 2023 19:30 | September 24, 2023 22:15 | 2d 2h | 8,599 | 66K |
| 21 | Colonial Heights city, VA | June 16, 2023 19:00 | June 18, 2023 21:00 | 2d 2h | 8,524 | 116K |
| 22 | Hampton city, VA | June 25, 2023 04:45 | June 25, 2023 08:00 | 3h 15m | 8,415 | 21K |
| 23 | Fairfax County, VA | June 20, 2023 12:15 | June 26, 2023 06:30 | 5d 18h | 8,383 | 33K |
| 24 | Chesterfield County, VA | January 20, 2023 16:15 | January 21, 2023 00:45 | 8h 30m | 8,327 | 9,299 |
| 25 | Prince William County, VA | September 8, 2023 23:30 | September 9, 2023 18:45 | 19h 15m | 8,247 | 16K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Virginia's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.