Power Outages in Richmond city, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Richmond city, VA across 1 reported incident. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Richmond city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/richmond-city
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richmond city, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/richmond-city
0.0%of this county's ~114,483 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 Richmond 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23225 | 334 | ≤11 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 23224 | 238 | ≤11 | 145 | ≤11 |
| 23220 | 117 | ≤11 | 68 | 0 |
| 23226 | 87 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 23219 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 23221 | 29 | ≤11 | 18 | 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 Richmond city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richmond city right now.
Latest Richmond city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,303 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 340 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,188 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richmond city
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 Richmond cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richmond city went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32,202 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 32,202 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 646 | 18,225 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 867 | 32,202 | 18.0 |
| 2017 | 773 | 7,694 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 174 | 2,390 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 198 | 785 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 183 | 1,624 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 200 | 1,362 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 231 | 2,139 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 196 | 805 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 236 | 4,848 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 628 | 15,359 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Richmond city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richmond 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 Moderate tornadoes exposure · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Richmond city: FAQ
- How often does Richmond city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richmond city, VA logged 628 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richmond city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32,202 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2016 and lasting about 3d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Richmond city, VA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Richmond city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Richmond. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Richmond city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richmond city.
23173, 23219, 23220, 23221, 23224, 23225, 23226, 23284, 23298
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/51760 and /api/v1/counties/51760/history. Live data as of .