2024 Virginia Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 8.3 hours, the 21st worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
8.3
vs prior year
▲ 80%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
32.8M
Peak customers out
231,175
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of VA customers
Counties reporting
130
Virginia year over year
All 130 Virginia counties, 2024
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 | Grayson County | 169.3 | 1.4M | 8,137 | 8,137 | 521 |
| 2 | Wise County | 131.9 | 495K | 3,750 | 3,750 | 695 |
| 3 | Bland County | 121.2 | 431K | 3,556 | 3,556 | 318 |
| 4 | Russell County | 117.2 | 1.8M | 15,440 | 15,236 | 610 |
| 5 | Scott County | 109.8 | 1.3M | 11,959 | 11,959 | 592 |
| 6 | Carroll County | 103.5 | 1.7M | 16,812 | 16,812 | 666 |
| 7 | Tazewell County | 92.5 | 2.0M | 21,376 | 18,835 | 729 |
| 8 | Smyth County | 78.4 | 1.5M | 18,737 | 12,160 | 593 |
| 9 | Giles County | 77.8 | 433K | 5,569 | 5,569 | 484 |
| 10 | Craig County | 76.4 | 96K | 1,256 | 1,256 | 225 |
| 11 | Franklin city | 73.6 | 397K | 5,397 | 4,043 | 446 |
| 12 | Alleghany County | 54.0 | 202K | 3,740 | 3,443 | 379 |
| 13 | Lee County | 53.9 | 403K | 7,474 | 7,474 | 703 |
| 14 | Washington County | 51.3 | 1.7M | 32,558 | 18,732 | 661 |
| 15 | Dickenson County | 50.2 | 430K | 8,563 | 3,853 | 481 |
| 16 | Wythe County | 43.4 | 775K | 17,849 | 10,068 | 624 |
| 17 | Floyd County | 40.4 | 349K | 8,655 | 8,156 | 463 |
| 18 | Buchanan County | 39.8 | 508K | 12,760 | 4,770 | 503 |
| 19 | Highland County | 37.7 | 53K | 1,392 | 1,392 | 151 |
| 20 | Patrick County | 33.8 | 366K | 10,828 | 7,233 | 510 |
| 21 | Botetourt County | 33.6 | 357K | 10,626 | 3,805 | 545 |
| 22 | Galax city | 32.6 | 176K | 5,393 | 3,815 | 227 |
| 23 | Bath County | 28.5 | 86K | 3,010 | 3,010 | 302 |
| 24 | Roanoke County | 28.3 | 888K | 31,398 | 12,428 | 613 |
| 25 | Pulaski County | 28.2 | 350K | 12,413 | 9,898 | 738 |
| 26 | Nelson County | 25.8 | 145K | 5,606 | 4,172 | 527 |
| 27 | Middlesex County | 21.6 | 93K | 4,296 | 4,296 | 379 |
| 28 | Buckingham County | 20.3 | 109K | 5,391 | 5,391 | 417 |
| 29 | Charles City County | 19.6 | 49K | 2,516 | 2,516 | 281 |
| 30 | Page County | 18.9 | 178K | 9,423 | 4,563 | 560 |
| 31 | Rappahannock County | 17.0 | 63K | 3,687 | 3,687 | 290 |
| 32 | Northumberland County | 15.0 | 82K | 5,466 | 5,466 | 417 |
| 33 | Rockbridge County | 13.3 | 154K | 11,617 | 1,599 | 616 |
| 34 | New Kent County | 13.0 | 116K | 8,920 | 3,776 | 372 |
| 35 | Lancaster County | 12.7 | 68K | 5,333 | 2,908 | 335 |
| 36 | Cumberland County | 12.4 | 45K | 3,604 | 1,644 | 383 |
| 37 | Mathews County | 12.3 | 40K | 3,233 | 3,233 | 233 |
| 38 | Waynesboro city | 12.2 | 153K | 12,537 | 8,777 | 289 |
| 39 | Bedford County | 12.1 | 578K | 47,929 | 15,420 | 636 |
| 40 | Albemarle County | 12.0 | 543K | 45,280 | 21,750 | 629 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 12.0 | 389K | 32,573 | 4,846 | 682 |
| 42 | Madison County | 11.6 | 81K | 6,952 | 5,225 | 467 |
| 43 | Surry County | 11.5 | 32K | 2,816 | 1,305 | 299 |
| 44 | Amherst County | 11.0 | 198K | 18,016 | 2,819 | 557 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 10.9 | 117K | 10,757 | 3,934 | 490 |
| 46 | King and Queen County | 10.9 | 29K | 2,679 | 1,578 | 160 |
| 47 | Augusta County | 10.7 | 350K | 32,642 | 6,283 | 791 |
| 48 | Westmoreland County | 9.5 | 76K | 8,013 | 8,013 | 467 |
| 49 | Halifax County | 9.4 | 148K | 15,791 | 3,265 | 604 |
| 50 | Gloucester County | 9.4 | 144K | 15,330 | 6,054 | 492 |
| 51 | Shenandoah County | 9.1 | 165K | 18,066 | 6,940 | 660 |
| 52 | Henry County | 9.1 | 243K | 26,850 | 4,241 | 675 |
| 53 | Pittsylvania County | 8.7 | 260K | 29,827 | 4,876 | 501 |
| 54 | Roanoke city | 8.2 | 584K | 71,375 | 7,497 | 715 |
| 55 | Powhatan County | 8.1 | 104K | 12,936 | 3,603 | 522 |
| 56 | Warren County | 8.1 | 189K | 23,404 | 5,083 | 483 |
| 57 | Southampton County | 8.0 | 38K | 4,783 | 2,659 | 373 |
| 58 | Charlotte County | 8.0 | 41K | 5,148 | 1,402 | 377 |
| 59 | Prince Edward County | 7.9 | 86K | 10,853 | 2,567 | 471 |
| 60 | Fauquier County | 7.7 | 245K | 31,801 | 6,462 | 774 |
| 61 | Essex County | 7.5 | 39K | 5,226 | 5,226 | 352 |
| 62 | Rockingham County | 7.3 | 253K | 34,838 | 6,459 | 795 |
| 63 | Sussex County | 7.1 | 31K | 4,419 | 1,048 | 276 |
| 64 | King George County | 7.0 | 98K | 13,848 | 12,096 | 390 |
| 65 | Dinwiddie County | 7.0 | 88K | 12,472 | 7,123 | 577 |
| 66 | Henrico County | 6.8 | 1.0M | 150,139 | 15,235 | 608 |
| 67 | Campbell County | 6.3 | 185K | 29,450 | 4,510 | 727 |
| 68 | Lunenburg County | 6.2 | 30K | 4,827 | 1,131 | 332 |
| 69 | Brunswick County | 6.1 | 48K | 7,778 | 1,070 | 438 |
| 70 | Staunton city | 5.9 | 66K | 11,216 | 4,759 | 250 |
| 71 | Goochland County | 5.7 | 72K | 12,608 | 2,134 | 386 |
| 72 | Mecklenburg County | 5.3 | 94K | 17,640 | 2,952 | 635 |
| 73 | Appomattox County | 5.2 | 35K | 6,686 | 1,417 | 359 |
| 74 | Suffolk city | 5.1 | 138K | 26,940 | 7,325 | 719 |
| 75 | Culpeper County | 5.0 | 140K | 27,716 | 3,797 | 550 |
| 76 | Louisa County | 5.0 | 81K | 16,334 | 5,080 | 582 |
| 77 | Orange County | 5.0 | 92K | 18,484 | 4,541 | 575 |
| 78 | Northampton County | 4.9 | 48K | 9,762 | 4,417 | 574 |
| 79 | Fluvanna County | 4.6 | 34K | 7,390 | 2,237 | 459 |
| 80 | Clarke County | 4.3 | 33K | 7,589 | 1,474 | 308 |
| 81 | Petersburg city | 4.3 | 64K | 14,894 | 5,132 | 595 |
| 82 | James City County | 4.3 | 140K | 32,899 | 6,099 | 582 |
| 83 | Amelia County | 4.2 | 23K | 5,545 | 2,339 | 353 |
| 84 | Greene County | 4.2 | 43K | 10,381 | 2,911 | 408 |
| 85 | Greensville County | 4.1 | 24K | 5,788 | 2,095 | 189 |
| 86 | Fairfax city | 4.1 | 52K | 12,701 | 3,513 | 267 |
| 87 | Charlottesville city | 3.9 | 80K | 20,605 | 3,753 | 472 |
| 88 | Stafford County | 3.8 | 258K | 67,741 | 8,516 | 780 |
| 89 | York County | 3.8 | 106K | 28,029 | 4,630 | 480 |
| 90 | Prince George County | 3.7 | 85K | 22,790 | 4,233 | 473 |
| 91 | Poquoson city | 3.7 | 17K | 4,482 | 2,161 | 173 |
| 92 | Hanover County | 3.6 | 177K | 49,633 | 3,899 | 685 |
| 93 | Emporia city | 3.2 | 8,556 | 2,639 | 1,723 | 81 |
| 94 | Chesterfield County | 3.2 | 497K | 155,017 | 9,621 | 646 |
| 95 | Spotsylvania County | 3.1 | 191K | 62,155 | 19,866 | 781 |
| 96 | King William County | 3.0 | 24K | 8,030 | 1,385 | 365 |
| 97 | Lynchburg city | 3.0 | 176K | 59,258 | 2,492 | 754 |
| 98 | Colonial Heights city | 2.9 | 25K | 8,524 | 2,572 | 192 |
| 99 | Caroline County | 2.9 | 42K | 14,714 | 1,390 | 560 |
| 100 | Frederick County | 2.8 | 127K | 45,160 | 4,651 | 680 |
| 101 | Arlington County | 2.8 | 310K | 111,055 | 5,398 | 698 |
| 102 | Hampton city | 2.7 | 161K | 58,889 | 5,294 | 810 |
| 103 | Hopewell city | 2.7 | 27K | 9,904 | 1,898 | 310 |
| 104 | Newport News city | 2.6 | 219K | 84,935 | 11,492 | 910 |
| 105 | Accomack County | 2.5 | 67K | 26,528 | 3,202 | 849 |
| 106 | Williamsburg city | 2.5 | 23K | 8,943 | 1,736 | 171 |
| 107 | Chesapeake city | 2.5 | 262K | 104,567 | 10,924 | 894 |
| 108 | Franklin County | 2.4 | 79K | 32,464 | 2,282 | 131 |
| 109 | Fredericksburg city | 2.4 | 36K | 14,939 | 5,371 | 261 |
| 110 | Covington city | 2.3 | 6,721 | 2,882 | 922 | 92 |
| 111 | Nottoway County | 2.3 | 16K | 6,864 | 672 | 349 |
| 112 | Buena Vista city | 2.3 | 7,819 | 3,383 | 607 | 85 |
| 113 | Fairfax County | 2.3 | 1.2M | 513,143 | 16,417 | 471 |
| 114 | Portsmouth city | 2.0 | 85K | 43,205 | 3,772 | 755 |
| 115 | Danville city | 1.9 | 109K | 56,266 | 2,253 | 383 |
| 116 | Virginia Beach city | 1.9 | 364K | 190,947 | 13,789 | 823 |
| 117 | Alexandria city | 1.9 | 125K | 67,166 | 5,975 | 671 |
| 118 | Loudoun County | 1.8 | 344K | 187,874 | 13,906 | 780 |
| 119 | Falls Church city | 1.4 | 9,663 | 6,786 | 1,166 | 129 |
| 120 | Winchester city | 1.4 | 21K | 15,282 | 1,764 | 299 |
| 121 | Norfolk city | 1.4 | 162K | 116,644 | 6,025 | 1,077 |
| 122 | Prince William County | 1.0 | 228K | 225,231 | 10,380 | 896 |
| 123 | Lexington city | 0.8 | 2,296 | 2,989 | 817 | 70 |
| 124 | Radford city | 0.7 | 1,451 | 1,997 | 183 | 28 |
| 125 | Richmond city | 0.4 | 40K | 112,565 | 4,848 | 236 |
| 126 | Manassas Park city | 0.3 | 2,790 | 8,015 | 1,014 | 66 |
| 127 | Salem city | 0.0 | 516 | 13,871 | 4 | 2 |
| 128 | Martinsville city | 0.0 | 84 | 4,573 | 10 | 6 |
| 129 | Harrisonburg city | 0.0 | 69 | 19,411 | 11 | 2 |
| 130 | Manassas city | 0.0 | 36 | 26,009 | 3 | 3 |
Biggest Virginia outages of 2024
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albemarle County, VA | May 27, 2024 00:15 | May 29, 2024 10:30 | 2d 10h | 21,750 | 139K |
| 2 | Spotsylvania County, VA | April 10, 2024 17:00 | April 11, 2024 02:45 | 9h 45m | 19,866 | 17K |
| 3 | Tazewell County, VA | September 27, 2024 00:00 | October 8, 2024 19:00 | 11d 19h | 18,835 | 1.8M |
| 4 | Washington County, VA | September 24, 2024 18:15 | October 8, 2024 00:00 | 13d 5h | 18,732 | 1.4M |
| 5 | Carroll County, VA | September 27, 2024 01:45 | October 5, 2024 23:15 | 8d 21h | 16,812 | 1.6M |
| 6 | Fairfax County, VA | November 20, 2024 20:15 | November 22, 2024 11:30 | 1d 15h | 16,417 | 89K |
| 7 | Bedford County, VA | September 26, 2024 03:00 | October 3, 2024 17:15 | 7d 14h | 15,420 | 182K |
| 8 | Russell County, VA | September 24, 2024 19:15 | October 8, 2024 19:00 | 13d 23h | 15,236 | 1.6M |
| 9 | Henrico County, VA | August 18, 2024 10:30 | August 21, 2024 04:15 | 2d 17h | 15,235 | 156K |
| 10 | Loudoun County, VA | May 27, 2024 03:45 | May 28, 2024 11:45 | 1d 8h | 13,906 | 29K |
| 11 | Virginia Beach city, VA | May 18, 2024 15:15 | May 19, 2024 07:45 | 16h 30m | 13,789 | 16K |
| 12 | Fairfax County, VA | February 26, 2024 13:45 | March 6, 2024 02:15 | 8d 12h | 12,937 | 78K |
| 13 | Roanoke County, VA | September 26, 2024 01:30 | October 7, 2024 06:45 | 11d 5h | 12,428 | 531K |
| 14 | Smyth County, VA | September 25, 2024 22:15 | October 8, 2024 00:30 | 12d 2h | 12,160 | 1.2M |
| 15 | King George County, VA | May 1, 2024 17:45 | May 2, 2024 01:00 | 7h 15m | 12,096 | 23K |
| 16 | Scott County, VA | September 24, 2024 17:45 | October 6, 2024 22:30 | 12d 4h | 11,959 | 1.2M |
| 17 | Fairfax County, VA | June 24, 2024 13:00 | June 28, 2024 09:00 | 3d 20h | 11,890 | 56K |
| 18 | Newport News city, VA | August 10, 2024 17:15 | August 11, 2024 06:45 | 13h 30m | 11,492 | 13K |
| 19 | Henrico County, VA | September 16, 2024 12:45 | September 17, 2024 09:00 | 20h 15m | 11,344 | 6,096 |
| 20 | Henrico County, VA | April 13, 2024 08:45 | April 17, 2024 03:15 | 3d 18h | 11,002 | 82K |
| 21 | Chesapeake city, VA | January 9, 2024 20:30 | January 12, 2024 11:45 | 2d 15h | 10,924 | 79K |
| 22 | Virginia Beach city, VA | January 9, 2024 18:30 | January 11, 2024 05:00 | 1d 10h | 10,802 | 94K |
| 23 | Prince William County, VA | May 27, 2024 22:15 | May 28, 2024 06:15 | 8h | 10,380 | 8,499 |
| 24 | Wythe County, VA | September 26, 2024 02:45 | October 6, 2024 14:00 | 10d 11h | 10,068 | 610K |
| 25 | Pulaski County, VA | May 26, 2024 21:45 | May 29, 2024 03:00 | 2d 5h | 9,898 | 161K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Virginia's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.