Power Outages in Virginia Beach city, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 16 customers are without power in Virginia Beach city, VA across 6 reported incidents. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Virginia Beach city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/virginia-beach-city
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Virginia Beach city, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/virginia-beach-city
0.0%of this county's ~204,727 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Virginia Beach 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23464 | 611 | 21 | 361 | 15 |
| 23462 | 594 | 28 | 366 | 15 |
| 23452 | 572 | 19 | 367 | 24 |
| 23454 | 505 | 18 | 315 | ≤11 |
| 23456 | 432 | 14 | 268 | 18 |
| 23455 | 424 | 16 | 280 | 13 |
| 23451 | 295 | 20 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 23453 | 242 | ≤11 | 151 | 12 |
| 23457 | 49 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
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 Virginia Beach city or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Coastal Flood AdvisoryMINOR
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Virginia Beach city has been under 113 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 20, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×36
- High Surf Advisory ×31
- Coastal Flood Warning ×24
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×7
- Coastal Flood Watch ×4
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 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,654 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 871 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 6h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 310 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 620 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 251 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.
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 3.3 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Virginia Beach city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Virginia Beach 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 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 16 customers are currently without power across 6 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Virginia Beach city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only |
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/51810 and /api/v1/counties/51810/history. Live data as of .