Power Outages in Richmond city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Richmond city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Richmond city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Richmond city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Richmond city has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
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 2h 58m
- GREW
Outage grew to 934 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 934 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,107 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,107 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,107 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,107 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,107 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Richmond city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Richmondno active outage
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Richmond city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Richmond city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51760 and /api/v1/counties/51760/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).