Power Outages in Fairfax County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1,221 customers are without power in Fairfax County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Fairfax County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Out for ~2 hours; outages this size here usually clear within about ~21 hours.
Historical average from 603 past outages here — an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Fairfax County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Fairfax County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,126 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,422 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 615 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 8m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 792 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,409 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,430 customers out (0.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fairfax 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 Fairfax Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fairfax County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 72,758 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 72,758 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 422 | 28,150 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 537 | 29,842 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 509 | 26,741 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 91 | 9,993 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 508 | 55,737 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 476 | 48,982 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 493 | 26,150 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 471 | 16,417 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 394 | 72,758 | 4.9 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fairfax County: FAQ
- How often does Fairfax County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fairfax County, VA logged 394 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fairfax County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 72,758 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2025 and lasting about 18d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Fairfax County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 1,221 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fairfax County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fairfax County (showing 40 of 43).
20120, 20121, 20124, 20151, 20170, 20171, 20190, 20191, 20194, 22003, 22015, 22027, 22030, 22031, 22032, 22033, 22035, 22039, 22041, 22042, 22043, 22044, 22060, 22066, 22079, 22101, 22102, 22124, 22150, 22151, 22152, 22153, 22180, 22181, 22182, 22303, 22306, 22307, 22308, 22309
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/51059 and /api/v1/counties/51059/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .