Power Outages in Alexandria city, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Alexandria city, VA across 2 reported incidents. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.9 hours.
Alexandria city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/alexandria-city
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Alexandria city, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/alexandria-city
0.0%of this county's ~69,541 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Alexandria citywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22304 | 177 | ≤11 | 80 | 0 |
| 22314 | 136 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 22311 | 71 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 22302 | 56 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 22301 | 38 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 22305 | 22 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Alexandria city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Alexandria city right now.
Alexandria city has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×21
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Coastal Flood Warning ×3
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
Latest Alexandria city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 512 customers out (0.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Alexandria city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Alexandria cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alexandria city went about 8.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,174 customers.
The US EIA reports Virginia utilities averaged 14.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 8.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 17,839 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 445 | 18,174 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 645 | 5,205 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 584 | 7,163 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 611 | 13,858 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 600 | 10,062 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 605 | 12,773 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 617 | 5,897 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 689 | 8,556 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 637 | 17,627 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 671 | 5,975 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 579 | 17,839 | 8.9 |
Cost of power in Alexandria city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Alexandria city, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Alexandria city: FAQ
- How often does Alexandria city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alexandria city, VA logged 579 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alexandria city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,174 customers without power, beginning June 20, 2015 and lasting about 20h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Alexandria city, VA right now?
- Yes, about 12 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Alexandria city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Alexandria. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Alexandria city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alexandria city.
22301, 22302, 22304, 22305, 22311, 22314
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51510 and /api/v1/counties/51510/history. Live data as of .