Power Outages in Charlottesville city, VA
Is there a power outage in Charlottesville city, VA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Charlottesville city, VA across 1 reported incident.
Charlottesville city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/charlottesville-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Charlottesville city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/charlottesville-city
Report an outage in Charlottesville city, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
61%of this county's ~41,322 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 10 | 25,049 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Charlottesville 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.
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 Charlottesville city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Charlottesville city right now.
Charlottesville city has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Charlottesville city went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,315 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 4.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 13,315 customers out) · decade average 5.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 315 | 2,790 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 448 | 2,685 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 412 | 6,072 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 453 | 7,346 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 440 | 6,985 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 380 | 4,332 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 385 | 7,239 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 456 | 13,315 | 18.2 |
| 2023 | 451 | 7,440 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 472 | 2,917 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 429 | 5,714 | 4.4 |
Cost of power in Charlottesville city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Charlottesville 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 5.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Charlottesville city: FAQ
- How often does Charlottesville city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Charlottesville city, VA logged 429 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Charlottesville city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,315 customers without power, beginning January 3, 2022 and lasting about 5d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Charlottesville city, VA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, about 10 customers are without power in Charlottesville city, VA across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Charlottesville city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Charlottesville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Charlottesville city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Charlottesville city.
22908
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Charlottesville city, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
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/51540 and /api/v1/counties/51540/history. Live data as of .