Power Outages in Prince William County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Prince William County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Prince William County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/prince-william-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Prince William County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/prince-william-county
60%of this county's ~298,070 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 | 1 | 90,251 | 0.0% | - | 1 | - | |
| Northern Virginia Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 89,229 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Northern Virginia Elec Coop reportevery 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 Prince William County1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EQUIPMENT PROBLEM | Dispatched | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Prince William Countywho 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22193 | 360 | ≤11 | 221 | ≤11 |
| 22191 | 273 | ≤11 | 160 | 15 |
| 22192 | 246 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 20155 | 234 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 20169 | 155 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 20111 | 153 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 20112 | 138 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 20109 | 114 | 0 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 20136 | 100 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 22025 | 98 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 22026 | 68 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 20181 | 63 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 22172 | 53 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 22125 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 20143 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Prince William County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Prince William County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Prince William County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 10,832 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,149 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,975 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Prince William County
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 Prince William Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Prince William County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 38,810 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 33,253 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 897 | 5,008 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 973 | 6,070 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 980 | 8,192 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 753 | 32,321 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 881 | 13,679 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 891 | 5,277 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 966 | 38,810 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 957 | 33,253 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 945 | 11,987 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 896 | 10,380 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 917 | 15,218 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Prince William County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Prince William County, 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
- Northern Virginia Elec Coop12.6¢169,027 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 High high winds exposure · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Prince William County: FAQ
- How often does Prince William County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Prince William County, VA logged 917 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Prince William County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 38,810 customers without power, beginning August 24, 2021 and lasting about 1d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Prince William County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Prince William County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Northern Virginia Elec Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Prince William County.
20109, 20111, 20112, 20136, 20143, 20155, 20169, 20181, 22025, 22026, 22125, 22172, 22191, 22192, 22193
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Elec Coop | 1.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| 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/51153 and /api/v1/counties/51153/history. Live data as of .