Power Outages in Arlington County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Arlington County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Arlington County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Arlington County.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Arlington County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Arlington County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 32m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 504 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,262 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,312 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 24m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,579 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Arlington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Arlington County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,742 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 34,068 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 515 | 6,560 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 803 | 6,739 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 711 | 8,148 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 741 | 14,663 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 793 | 35,742 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 741 | 12,142 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 729 | 11,238 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 775 | 11,347 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 776 | 34,068 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 698 | 5,398 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 634 | 11,294 | 4.3 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Arlington County: FAQ
- How often does Arlington County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Arlington County, VA logged 634 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Arlington County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,742 customers without power, beginning May 23, 2019 and lasting about 2d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Arlington County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Arlington County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Arlington County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Arlington County.
22201, 22202, 22203, 22204, 22205, 22206, 22207, 22209, 22211, 22213, 22214
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51013 and /api/v1/counties/51013/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).