Power Outages in Petersburg city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Petersburg city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.1 hours.
Petersburg city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Petersburg city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Petersburg city has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Petersburg city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Petersburg city went about 7.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,431 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,431 customers out) · decade average 9.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 282 | 3,566 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 459 | 3,557 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 437 | 2,242 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 442 | 4,741 | 11.3 |
| 2019 | 419 | 3,612 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 417 | 3,875 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 479 | 11,431 | 36.1 |
| 2022 | 515 | 8,087 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 464 | 11,320 | 12.1 |
| 2024 | 595 | 5,132 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 549 | 3,845 | 7.1 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 9.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Petersburg city: FAQ
- How often does Petersburg city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Petersburg city, VA logged 549 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Petersburg city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,431 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2021 and lasting about 12d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Petersburg city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Petersburg city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Petersburg 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/51730 and /api/v1/counties/51730/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).