Power Outages in Suffolk city, VA
Community Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Franklin - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
Suffolk city, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/suffolk-city
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Suffolk city, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/suffolk-city
Community Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Franklin - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~49,557 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Franklin - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Community Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Franklin - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Suffolk 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23434 | 634 | 22 | 402 | 15 |
| 23435 | 292 | ≤11 | 195 | ≤11 |
| 23437 | 69 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 23432 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 23438 | 21 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 23433 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 23436 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Suffolk city or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Suffolk city has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×21
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×8
- Coastal Flood Watch ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Suffolk city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 837 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 728 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,317 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 663 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
Hardest-hit cities in Suffolk city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Suffolkno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Suffolk city went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,212 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 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 25,212 customers out) · decade average 7.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 414 | 9,598 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 604 | 10,844 | 12.3 |
| 2017 | 527 | 5,404 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 550 | 7,051 | 9.0 |
| 2019 | 669 | 14,014 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 581 | 25,212 | 25.4 |
| 2021 | 619 | 5,496 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 677 | 4,493 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 701 | 3,825 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 719 | 7,325 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 702 | 7,260 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in Suffolk city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Suffolk 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 High winter weather exposure · 7.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Suffolk city: FAQ
- How often does Suffolk city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Suffolk city, VA logged 702 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Suffolk city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,212 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 3d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Suffolk city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Suffolk city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Suffolk city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Community Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Suffolk. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Suffolk city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Suffolk city.
23432, 23433, 23434, 23435, 23436, 23437, 23438
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 | |
| Community Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Franklin - (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51800 and /api/v1/counties/51800/history.