Power Outages in Williamsburg city, VA
Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Williamsburg city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/williamsburg-city
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Williamsburg city, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/williamsburg-city
Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,334 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 Williamsburg 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.
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 Williamsburg city or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
Williamsburg city has been under 36 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Warning ×27
- Coastal Flood Watch ×4
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×2
- Coastal Flood Statement ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Williamsburg city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 639 customers out (7.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 977 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Williamsburg city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Williamsburg city went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,582 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 3,211 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 113 | 1,653 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 167 | 2,473 | 7.2 |
| 2017 | 147 | 934 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 161 | 3,211 | 12.9 |
| 2019 | 165 | 2,207 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 136 | 2,895 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 136 | 1,123 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 171 | 3,582 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 146 | 1,463 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 171 | 1,736 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 182 | 1,507 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Williamsburg city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Williamsburg 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Williamsburg city: FAQ
- How often does Williamsburg city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Williamsburg city, VA logged 182 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Williamsburg city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,582 customers without power, beginning June 22, 2022 and lasting about 8h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Williamsburg city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Williamsburg city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Williamsburg city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
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/51830 and /api/v1/counties/51830/history.