Power Outages in Norfolk city, VA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 16 customers are without power in Norfolk city, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Norfolk city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/norfolk-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Norfolk city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/norfolk-city
100%of this county's ~102,889 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 | 16 | 104,621 | 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 Norfolk city1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Pending Investigation | Dispatched | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Norfolk 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23513 | 276 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 23518 | 273 | 15 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 23505 | 254 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 23502 | 251 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 23504 | 237 | ≤11 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 23503 | 212 | ≤11 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 23509 | 137 | ≤11 | 88 | ≤11 |
| 23508 | 108 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 23510 | 88 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 23523 | 86 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 23517 | 28 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 23507 | 24 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 23511 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Norfolk city or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Norfolk city has been under 42 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×10
- Coastal Flood Statement ×3
- Coastal Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Norfolk city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 13h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 255 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 638 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,191 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,723 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 807 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,601 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 5,723 customers out (4.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Norfolk 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 Norfolk cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Norfolk city went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 44,190 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 2.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 44,190 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 688 | 10,987 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 992 | 44,190 | 13.0 |
| 2017 | 996 | 5,367 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1,019 | 36,907 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 963 | 49,521 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 995 | 33,904 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 1,039 | 9,147 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 1,064 | 18,480 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 833 | 5,656 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 1,077 | 6,025 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 831 | 8,152 | 2.2 |
Cost of power in Norfolk city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Norfolk 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Norfolk city: FAQ
- How often does Norfolk city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Norfolk city, VA logged 831 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Norfolk city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 44,190 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 5d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Norfolk city, VA right now?
- Yes, about 16 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Norfolk city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Norfolk. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Norfolk city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Norfolk city.
23502, 23503, 23504, 23505, 23507, 23508, 23509, 23510, 23511, 23513, 23517, 23518, 23523, 23551
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/51710 and /api/v1/counties/51710/history. Live data as of .