Power outages in Fairfax County, VA

Live outage counts for Herndon, Vienna and Clifton and the rest of Fairfax County, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
52customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.01% of 415,489 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Dominion Energy52 / 415,489
Northern Virginia Elec Coopno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineDominion Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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 Fairfax County

2014–2025 record

Fairfax County averaged 14 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 14. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 29 hours, starting May 16, 2025.

The largest on record began June 19, 2025, with 72,758 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

14significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
1.6 dayslongest on record (January 2022)
72,758most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
June 19, 202572,75826 hours563,939
August 10, 202155,73728 hours466,603
January 3, 202248,9821.6 days778,380
May 16, 202532,27729 hours544,004
April 6, 202131,8015 hours75,288

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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