Power Outages in Chesapeake city, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 135 customers are without power in Chesapeake city, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Chesapeake city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Chesapeake city has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Chesapeake city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 660 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chesapeake city went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 57,143 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 37,135 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 598 | 6,924 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 859 | 37,135 | 12.5 |
| 2017 | 792 | 10,950 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 812 | 19,883 | 7.2 |
| 2019 | 810 | 29,920 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 791 | 57,143 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 791 | 10,186 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 838 | 10,171 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 890 | 7,029 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 894 | 10,924 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 790 | 8,338 | 2.0 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chesapeake city: FAQ
- How often does Chesapeake city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chesapeake city, VA logged 790 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chesapeake city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 57,143 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 4d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Chesapeake city, VA right now?
- Yes — about 135 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chesapeake city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Chesapeake. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Chesapeake city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chesapeake city.
23320, 23321, 23322, 23323, 23324, 23325
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/51550 and /api/v1/counties/51550/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .