Power Outages in Stafford County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Stafford County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
Stafford County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Stafford County.
- Severe Thunderstorm WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Stafford County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Stafford County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,040 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 32m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 2,585 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 4,801 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Stafford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stafford County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 48,311 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 48,311 customers out) · decade average 7.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 537 | 4,144 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 690 | 6,953 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 632 | 11,033 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 604 | 33,108 | 18.6 |
| 2019 | 636 | 12,261 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 671 | 4,311 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 692 | 22,138 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 802 | 48,311 | 40.3 |
| 2023 | 722 | 5,076 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 780 | 8,516 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 736 | 10,962 | 3.6 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 7.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Stafford County: FAQ
- How often does Stafford County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stafford County, VA logged 736 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stafford County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 48,311 customers without power, beginning January 3, 2022 and lasting about 5d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Stafford County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Stafford County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Stafford County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stafford County.
22134, 22405, 22406, 22554, 22556
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/51179 and /api/v1/counties/51179/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).