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Power Outages in Chesterfield County, VA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 39 customers are without power in Chesterfield County, VA across 4 reported incidents. Southside Electric Coop, Inc and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.

Chesterfield County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Chesterfield County, VA
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Scattered outages

39 customers without power

0.0% of Chesterfield County · across 4 reported incidents.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Chesterfield County

0.0%of this county's ~170,752 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Southside Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Virginia Electric & Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Chesterfield 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.

Power-dependent
2,959
Oxygen service
541
Dialysis (facility)
311
Home health / hospice
505
By ZIP code (13)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
23112333141990
23234328≤11191≤11
23831315≤11207≤11
23832292≤11199≤11
23834277≤11195≤11
23235269≤11157≤11
23237223≤11150≤11
23236211≤11125≤11
23113163≤1196≤11
23838146≤1186≤11
23114132≤1182≤11
23120100≤11520
2383692≤1164≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Chesterfield County, VA

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Latest Chesterfield County, VA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 11m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 544 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 50m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 976 customers out

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,987 customers out (1.1% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 21m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,368 customers out (0.8% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 36m

Outage trend · Chesterfield County, VA
39customers out · peak 259
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Chesterfield County, VA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 259 customers out; latest 39 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Hardest-hit cities in Chesterfield County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

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.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 7.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Chesterfield County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.4h, 2016 6.5h, 2017 3.4h, 2018 14.6h, 2019 4.0h, 2020 4.2h, 2021 14.3h, 2022 5.4h, 2023 6.9h, 2024 3.2h, 2025 7.3h. Highlighted: 2018.0510152.4h20156.5h20163.4h201714.6h20184.0h20194.2h202014.3h20215.4h20226.9h20233.2h20247.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 51,921 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201550512,3992.4
201676227,0476.5
201775213,2053.4
201854751,92114.6
201970018,8234.0
202065112,0764.2
202161857,01014.3
202263025,3325.4
202367836,5776.9
20246469,6213.2
202563938,2207.3

Cost of power in Chesterfield County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Chesterfield 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.

15.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 37% since 2015
vs Virginia avg 17.6¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 13, 202157,01012d 12h
October 11, 201851,9217d 15h
February 11, 202538,2206d 4h
September 7, 202336,5773d 10h
July 18, 201627,0477d 22h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 6.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
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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 39 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Chesterfield County, VA?
Tracked electric providers include Southside Electric Coop, Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Nearby counties
Amelia CountyCharles City CountyColonial Heights cityDinwiddie County
ZIP codes in Chesterfield County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Southside Electric Coop, Inc35.4 hrsLive · total only-
Virginia Electric & Power Co-Live · total only
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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/51041 and /api/v1/counties/51041/history. Live data as of .