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2024 Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 8.4 hours — the 21st worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.4
Peak customers out
21,750
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
20

Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Virginia counties in 2024

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

1Albemarle County21,7502Spotsylvania County19,8663Tazewell County18,8354Washington County18,7325Carroll County16,8666Fairfax County16,4177Bedford County15,4208Russell County15,2369Henrico County15,23510Wise County14,70311Loudoun County13,90612Virginia Beach city13,78913Westmoreland County13,46514Roanoke County12,42815Smyth County12,16016King George County12,09617Scott County12,05118Newport News city11,49219Chesapeake city10,92420Grayson County10,748

Biggest Virginia outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Albemarle CountyMay 27, 202421,750
Spotsylvania CountyApril 10, 202419,866
Tazewell CountySeptember 27, 202418,835
Washington CountySeptember 24, 202418,732
Carroll CountySeptember 27, 202416,866
Fairfax CountyNovember 20, 202416,417
Bedford CountySeptember 26, 202415,420
Russell CountySeptember 24, 202415,236
Henrico CountyAugust 18, 202415,235
Wise CountySeptember 25, 202414,703
Virginia by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.