Power Outages in Poquoson city, VA
Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.8 hours.
Poquoson city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/poquoson-city
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Poquoson city, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/poquoson-city
Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,748 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Poquoson 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23662 | 116 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
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 Poquoson city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Poquoson city right now.
Poquoson city has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Tornado Watch on October 11, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Coastal Flood Watch ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Poquoson city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 229 customers out (3.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 219 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Poquoson city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Poquoson city went about 7.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,482 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 7.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,270 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 132 | 2,877 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 161 | 2,922 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 130 | 3,565 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 165 | 4,270 | 19.3 |
| 2019 | 179 | 4,482 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 161 | 3,158 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | 127 | 3,714 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 174 | 1,988 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 153 | 3,759 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 173 | 2,161 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 208 | 3,782 | 7.8 |
Cost of power in Poquoson city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Poquoson 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 6.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Poquoson city: FAQ
- How often does Poquoson city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Poquoson city, VA logged 208 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Poquoson city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,482 customers without power, beginning July 30, 2019 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Poquoson city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Poquoson city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Poquoson city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Poquoson city.
23662
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 · total only |
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/51735 and /api/v1/counties/51735/history.