Power Outages in Gloucester County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Gloucester County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.7 hours.
Gloucester County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Gloucester County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Gloucester County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 502 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Gloucester 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 Gloucester Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gloucester County went about 8.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,712 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 15,712 customers out) · decade average 15.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 375 | 8,163 | 6.7 |
| 2016 | 534 | 7,038 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 437 | 4,028 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 516 | 15,712 | 74.0 |
| 2019 | 490 | 4,788 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 491 | 7,295 | 17.5 |
| 2021 | 462 | 4,586 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 504 | 4,944 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | 518 | 5,656 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 492 | 6,054 | 9.4 |
| 2025 | 550 | 6,353 | 8.7 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 15.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gloucester County: FAQ
- How often does Gloucester County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gloucester County, VA logged 550 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gloucester County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,712 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 5d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Gloucester County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Gloucester County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gloucester County.
23061, 23062, 23072
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/51073 and /api/v1/counties/51073/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .