Power Outages in Powhatan County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Powhatan County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 36.6 hours.
Powhatan County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Powhatan County.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Powhatan County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Powhatan County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 831 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Powhatan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Powhatan County went about 36.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,158 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 12,158 customers out) · decade average 17.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 234 | 3,541 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 467 | 6,922 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 433 | 5,017 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 464 | 12,158 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | 450 | 5,251 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 501 | 3,087 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 434 | 4,951 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | 528 | 10,653 | 31.6 |
| 2023 | 518 | 3,649 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 522 | 3,603 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 500 | 10,022 | 36.6 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 17.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Powhatan County: FAQ
- How often does Powhatan County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Powhatan County, VA logged 500 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 36.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Powhatan County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,158 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 6d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Powhatan County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Powhatan County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Powhatan County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Powhatan County.
23139, 23160
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/51145 and /api/v1/counties/51145/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).