Power Outages in Virginia Beach city, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Virginia Beach city, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Virginia Beach city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Virginia Beach city has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Virginia Beach city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,351 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Virginia Beach city went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 77,449 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 77,449 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 537 | 10,123 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 690 | 77,449 | 20.1 |
| 2017 | 736 | 13,479 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 637 | 55,532 | 10.6 |
| 2019 | 703 | 30,000 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 635 | 74,967 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 787 | 9,025 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 765 | 16,899 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 814 | 8,599 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 823 | 13,789 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 540 | 25,859 | 3.3 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Virginia Beach city: FAQ
- How often does Virginia Beach city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Virginia Beach city, VA logged 540 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Virginia Beach city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 77,449 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 5d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Virginia Beach city, VA right now?
- Yes — about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Virginia Beach city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Virginia Beach. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Virginia Beach city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Virginia Beach city.
23451, 23452, 23453, 23454, 23455, 23456, 23457, 23459, 23460, 23461, 23462, 23464
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/51810 and /api/v1/counties/51810/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .