Power Outages in Newport News city, VA
As of October 19, 2026 02:36 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Newport News city, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Newport News city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/newport-news-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 02:36 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Newport News city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 02:36 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/newport-news-city
100%of this county's ~84,507 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 1 | 85,470 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Newport News city2
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pending Investigation | Dispatched | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Pending Investigation | Assessing Damage | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Newport News citywho 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.
By ZIP code (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23608 | 327 | ≤11 | 202 | 14 |
| 23602 | 291 | 14 | 184 | 12 |
| 23601 | 252 | ≤11 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 23606 | 231 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 23607 | 207 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 23605 | 145 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 23603 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 23604 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Newport News city or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Newport News city has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 20, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×27
- Coastal Flood Watch ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Newport News city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,304 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,349 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 5,375 customers out (6.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 6m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 629 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,116 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 743 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Newport News city
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 Newport News cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Newport News city went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32,625 customers.
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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 32,625 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 509 | 4,335 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 736 | 23,363 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | 761 | 5,440 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 673 | 29,961 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | 744 | 26,773 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 730 | 32,625 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 831 | 5,715 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 848 | 11,607 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 843 | 6,217 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 910 | 11,492 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 839 | 4,710 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Newport News city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Newport News city, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
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.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Newport News city: FAQ
- How often does Newport News city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Newport News city, VA logged 839 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Newport News city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32,625 customers without power, beginning August 3, 2020 and lasting about 5d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Newport News city, VA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Newport News city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Newport News. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Newport News city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Newport News city.
23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607, 23608
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county |
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/51700 and /api/v1/counties/51700/history. Live data as of .