Power Outages in Fairfax city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Fairfax city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Fairfax city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Fairfax city.
No active NWS alerts for Fairfax city right now.
Fairfax city has been under 53 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on September 2, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×25
- Flood Watch ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Fairfax city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 28m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,463 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,463 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,055 customers out (8.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,547 customers out (12% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fairfax city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fairfax city went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 136,046 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 136,046 customers out) · decade average 70.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 187 | 3,550 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 231 | 2,268 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 237 | 7,379 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 394 | 136,046 | 459.3 |
| 2019 | 511 | 53,115 | 177.5 |
| 2020 | 460 | 27,655 | 104.0 |
| 2021 | 213 | 1,717 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 246 | 2,193 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 223 | 4,799 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 267 | 3,513 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 238 | 4,202 | 3.6 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 70.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fairfax city: FAQ
- How often does Fairfax city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fairfax city, VA logged 238 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fairfax city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 136,046 customers without power, beginning March 2, 2018 and lasting about 3d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Fairfax city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fairfax city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fairfax 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/51600 and /api/v1/counties/51600/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).