Power outages in Amelia County, VA
Live outage counts for Amelia County, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy.
Right now
No outages reported
i
Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
i
A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Dominion Energy0 / 2,329
Southside Electric Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
i
This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineDominion Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
i
Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outage history in Amelia County
2014–2025 recordAmelia County averaged 37 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 47. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 3.9 days, starting February 12, 2025.
The largest on record began October 11, 2018, with 10,620 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
37significant outages a year (2023–2025)
i
At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
i
Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.12 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
10,620most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2018 | 10,620 | 6 days | 452,811 |
| January 22, 2016 | 10,165 | 21 hours | 22,063 |
| January 18, 2016 | 6,632 | 4.5 hours | 7,373 |
| February 13, 2021 | 6,144 | 12 days | 576,727 |
| February 12, 2025 | 5,474 | 3.9 days | 135,956 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Dominion Energy: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Nearby counties
Utilities
- Dominion Energy
- Southside Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- All Virginia outages