Power Outages in Sussex County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Sussex County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.5 hours.
Sussex County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Sussex County.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Sussex County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sussex County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sussex County went about 6.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,582 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,541 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 136 | 402 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 180 | 989 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 173 | 566 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 172 | 1,582 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 246 | 1,003 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 219 | 925 | 7.7 |
| 2021 | 207 | 1,541 | 17.9 |
| 2022 | 271 | 665 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 243 | 1,002 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 276 | 1,048 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 311 | 1,219 | 6.5 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 6.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Sussex County: FAQ
- How often does Sussex County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sussex County, VA logged 311 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sussex County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,582 customers without power, beginning June 19, 2018 and lasting about 5h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Sussex County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sussex County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sussex County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sussex County.
23867, 23882, 23884, 23888, 23890, 23891, 23897
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/51183 and /api/v1/counties/51183/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).