Power Outages in Colonial Heights city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Colonial Heights city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Colonial Heights city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Colonial Heights city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Colonial Heights city has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
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 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,775 customers.
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 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 188 | 5,162 | 16.1 |
| 2022 | 235 | 3,988 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 177 | 8,775 | 15.6 |
| 2024 | 192 | 2,572 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 179 | 2,205 | 4.0 |
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 4.0 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 8,775 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 major outage is currently reported for Colonial Heights city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Colonial Heights city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
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/51570 and /api/v1/counties/51570/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).