Power Outages in Chesapeake city, VA
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Chesapeake city, VA across 3 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Chesapeake city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/chesapeake-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chesapeake city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/chesapeake-city
100%of this county's ~107,725 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 | 8 | 109,358 | 0.0% | - | 3 | - |
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.
Active outages in Chesapeake city2
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | - | - | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 3 | Pending Investigation | Awaiting Assignment | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chesapeake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23320 | 540 | 15 | 317 | 12 |
| 23322 | 482 | 24 | 290 | ≤11 |
| 23323 | 371 | 15 | 220 | 12 |
| 23321 | 318 | 13 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 23324 | 279 | ≤11 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 23325 | 210 | ≤11 | 127 | ≤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 Chesapeake city or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Chesapeake city has been under 40 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×10
- Coastal Flood Watch ×3
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Tornado 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 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,023 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,421 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 812 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,233 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,091 customers out
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.
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 2.0 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Chesapeake city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chesapeake 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 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 8 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chesapeake city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county |
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/51550 and /api/v1/counties/51550/history. Live data as of .