Power Outages in Chesterfield County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 2,212 customers are without power in Chesterfield County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Chesterfield County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Out for under 1 hr; outages this size here usually clear within about ~18 hours.
Historical average from 497 past outages here — an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
- Severe Thunderstorm WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Chesterfield County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Chesterfield County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,212 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 23m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 776 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,915 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,914 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 21m
Hardest-hit cities in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chesterfield County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 57,010 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 51,921 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 505 | 12,399 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 762 | 27,047 | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 752 | 13,205 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 547 | 51,921 | 14.6 |
| 2019 | 700 | 18,823 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 651 | 12,076 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 618 | 57,010 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 630 | 25,332 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 678 | 36,577 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 646 | 9,621 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 639 | 38,220 | 7.3 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 6.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chesterfield County: FAQ
- How often does Chesterfield County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chesterfield County, VA logged 639 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chesterfield County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 57,010 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 12d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Chesterfield County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 2,212 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chesterfield County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chesterfield County.
23112, 23113, 23114, 23120, 23234, 23235, 23236, 23237, 23831, 23832, 23834, 23836, 23838
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/51041 and /api/v1/counties/51041/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .