massoutage

2025 Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Virginia customer went without power for about 8.6 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.6
Peak customers out
72,758
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
20

Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Virginia counties in 2025

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

1Fairfax County72,7582Henrico County49,0263Chesterfield County38,2204Franklin County26,4235Hanover County26,4176Virginia Beach city25,8597Albemarle County25,0278Montgomery County22,3939Bedford County19,47810Wise County18,35411Alexandria city17,83912Loudoun County17,82013Richmond city15,35914Prince William County15,21815Campbell County13,92616Nelson County13,22417Roanoke County12,65718Fauquier County11,46019Arlington County11,29420Stafford County10,962

Biggest Virginia outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Fairfax CountyJune 11, 202572,758
Henrico CountyFebruary 11, 202549,026
Henrico CountyJuly 27, 202539,577
Henrico CountyJune 18, 202538,293
Chesterfield CountyFebruary 11, 202538,220
Fairfax CountyMay 16, 202532,277
Franklin CountyFebruary 11, 202526,423
Hanover CountyJuly 26, 202526,417
Virginia Beach citySeptember 16, 202525,859
Albemarle CountyFebruary 16, 202525,027
Virginia by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.