Power Outages in Colonial Heights city, VA
Is there a power outage in Colonial Heights city, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Colonial Heights city, VA.
Colonial Heights city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/colonial-heights-city
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Colonial Heights city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/colonial-heights-city
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Colonial Heights city.
Report an outage in Colonial Heights 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.
100%of this county's ~8,958 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 | 0 | 9,036 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Colonial Heights city right now.
Colonial Heights city has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Colonial Heights city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 115 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Colonial Heights city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Colonial Heights city went about 3.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,524 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 3.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,162 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 128 | 1,206 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 168 | 3,331 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 164 | 1,098 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 217 | 2,834 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 178 | 1,324 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 195 | 2,643 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 188 | 5,162 | 16.1 |
| 2022 | 235 | 3,988 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 177 | 8,524 | 15.5 |
| 2024 | 192 | 2,572 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 179 | 2,205 | 3.9 |
Cost of power in Colonial Heights city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Colonial Heights 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 6.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Colonial Heights city: FAQ
- How often does Colonial Heights city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Colonial Heights city, VA logged 179 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Colonial Heights city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,524 customers without power, beginning June 16, 2023 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Colonial Heights city, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Colonial Heights city, VA.
- Which utilities serve Colonial Heights city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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 Colonial Heights 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/51570 and /api/v1/counties/51570/history.