Power Outages in Arlington County, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Arlington County, VA across 1 reported incident. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Arlington County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/arlington-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Arlington County, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/arlington-county
0.0%of this county's ~100,974 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 Arlington Countywho 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22204 | 150 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 22203 | 111 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 22207 | 110 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 22205 | 70 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 22202 | 62 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 22201 | 62 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 22206 | 59 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 22209 | 29 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 22213 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Arlington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Arlington County right now.
Arlington County 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 Arlington County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 589 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,132 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 555 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,627 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Arlington County
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 Arlington Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 4.3 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Arlington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Arlington County, 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 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?
- Yes, about 9 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Arlington County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/51013 and /api/v1/counties/51013/history. Live data as of .