Power Outages in Portsmouth city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Portsmouth city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Portsmouth city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Portsmouth city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Portsmouth city has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Portsmouth city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Portsmouthno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Portsmouth city went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,038 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 14,872 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 486 | 13,261 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 690 | 8,525 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | 669 | 3,564 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 656 | 10,626 | 9.8 |
| 2019 | 653 | 21,038 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 655 | 14,872 | 15.2 |
| 2021 | 672 | 2,967 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 687 | 7,194 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 707 | 7,130 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 755 | 3,772 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 730 | 3,646 | 3.6 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Portsmouth city: FAQ
- How often does Portsmouth city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Portsmouth city, VA logged 730 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Portsmouth city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,038 customers without power, beginning May 2, 2019 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Portsmouth city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Portsmouth city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Portsmouth city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Portsmouth. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Portsmouth city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Portsmouth city.
23701, 23702, 23703, 23704, 23707, 23708, 23709
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/51740 and /api/v1/counties/51740/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).