Power outages in Painter, VA
Live outages for Painter and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Painter has 278 residents.
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PainterAccomack CountyDominion Energy publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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 Accomack County, which includes Painter
2014–2025 recordAccomack County averaged 36.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 38. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 9.5 hours, starting December 19, 2025.
The largest on record began August 4, 2020, with 14,383 customers out at once.
36.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.33 hourslongest on record (August 2020)
14,383most 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. |
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| August 4, 2020 | 14,383 | 33 hours | 102,893 |
| December 1, 2021 | 13,141 | 3 hours | 21,730 |
| January 23, 2016 | 11,020 | 18 hours | 49,267 |
| September 10, 2015 | 10,614 | 2 hours | 7,636 |
| October 21, 2025 | 7,296 | 15 minutes | 1,824 |
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.