Power Outages in Hopewell city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Hopewell city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Hopewell city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Hopewell city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Hopewell 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 Hopewell city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hopewell city went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,936 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,981 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 168 | 1,920 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 273 | 5,936 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 240 | 3,962 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 262 | 3,981 | 10.8 |
| 2019 | 253 | 4,202 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 238 | 4,024 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 252 | 2,465 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 263 | 1,620 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 228 | 3,983 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 310 | 1,898 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 301 | 1,268 | 3.5 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hopewell city: FAQ
- How often does Hopewell city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hopewell city, VA logged 301 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hopewell city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,936 customers without power, beginning July 19, 2016 and lasting about 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Hopewell city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hopewell city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hopewell 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/51670 and /api/v1/counties/51670/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).