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Power Outages in Fairfax County, VA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 19 customers are without power in Fairfax County, VA across 3 reported incidents. Northern Virginia Elec Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.

Fairfax County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

19 customers without power

Across 3 reported incidents.

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Live status by utility · Fairfax County

0.0%of this county's ~447,666 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

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

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Northern Virginia Elec CoopLive · total onlynot by county------
Virginia Electric & Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Fairfax 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
5,402
Oxygen service
798
Dialysis (facility)
698
Home health / hospice
1,243
By ZIP code (42)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
22003283≤11148≤11
22030249≤11139≤11
22015177≤1180≤11
20120177≤1176≤11
22032173≤1185≤11
22150164≤1186≤11
20171157≤1169≤11
20170148≤1178≤11
22031142≤1163≤11
22101141≤1168≤11
20191137≤1168≤11
22306134≤1182≤11
22153132≤1169≤11
22033132≤1169≤11
22182125≤1157≤11
22309124≤1166≤11
22310122≤1161≤11
22152115≤1152≤11
22315114≤1158≤11
22042112≤1153≤11
22102110≤1143≤11
22079110≤1156≤11
20190109≤1164≤11
22180105≤1146≤11
20151101≤1152≤11
2231297≤1144≤11
2203989≤11410
2204187≤1140≤11
2206684≤1131≤11
2230873≤1140≤11
2204372≤11360
2218171≤11370
2212471≤1133≤11
2012470≤11390
2215166≤1134≤11
2012161≤1133≤11
2230759≤1129≤11
2230348≤11220
2019443≤11180
22044410210
22060210170
22027≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Fairfax County, VA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Fairfax County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Fairfax County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Fairfax County

Fairfax County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
  • Special Weather Statement ×4

Latest Fairfax County, VA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 44m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 610 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 29m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 1,950 customers out

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 5,575 customers out (1.1% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 35m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 664 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 34m

Outage trend · Fairfax County, VA
19customers out · peak 450
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Fairfax County, VA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 450 customers out; latest 19 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0200400600Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Fairfax 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 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.

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 4.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Fairfax County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.0h, 2016 2.4h, 2017 2.2h, 2020 0.2h, 2021 4.1h, 2022 3.8h, 2023 2.9h, 2024 2.3h, 2025 4.9h. Highlighted: 2025.02462.0h20152.4h20162.2h20170.2h20204.1h20213.8h20222.9h20232.3h20244.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 72,758 customers out) · decade average 2.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201542228,1502.0
201653729,8422.4
201750926,7412.2
2020919,9930.2
202150855,7374.1
202247648,9823.8
202349326,1502.9
202447116,4172.3
202539472,7584.9

Cost of power in Fairfax County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Fairfax 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.

15.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 35% 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
June 11, 202572,75818d 1h
August 10, 202155,7375d 6h
January 3, 202248,9827d 18h
May 16, 202532,2775d 15h
April 5, 202131,8011d 19h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very High winter weather exposure · 2.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate
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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 19 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Fairfax County, VA?
Tracked electric providers include Northern Virginia Elec Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Nearby counties
Alexandria cityArlington CountyCharles CountyFairfax city
ZIP codes in Fairfax County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Northern Virginia Elec Coop1.6 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/51059 and /api/v1/counties/51059/history. Live data as of .