Power outages in Portsmouth city, VA

Live outage counts for Portsmouth and the rest of Portsmouth city, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

11customers without power

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.02% of 45,911 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We 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 Energy11 / 45,911

Outage map

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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 Portsmouth city

2014–2025 record

Portsmouth city averaged 21.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 30. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 14 hours, starting September 16, 2025.

The largest on record began August 4, 2020, with 14,872 customers out at once.

21.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

2.8 dayslongest on record (October 2016)

14,872most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 4, 2020	14,872	2.5 days	421,472
September 22, 2015	13,261	3 hours	21,982
April 13, 2020	11,769	31 hours	133,232
July 30, 2019	11,536	45 minutes	4,640
October 12, 2018	10,626	2 days	296,024

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

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.

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