Virginia Electric & Power Co, VA
Virginia Electric & Power Co's outage record
Virginia's grid here runs a bit rougher than most: 1.8 outages from Virginia Electric & Power Co in the most recent year, 5.1 hours total. That is 34% less outage time than the Virginia state average of 7.7 hours a year.
What a typical outage at Virginia Electric & Power Co looks like
Outages here average 2.9 hours before power returns, a moderate length where a portable generator earns its keep over battery storage alone. The frequency-versus-duration guide covers why length decides the kind of backup.
Do Virginia Electric & Power Co customers need a generator
Serving 2,675,735 customers here, Virginia Electric & Power Co customers lose more power than most of the country sees, so a generator is worth getting rather than an overreaction.
How Virginia Electric & Power Co's record was measured
Virginia Electric & Power Co filed these numbers itself, as an investor-owned utility, under EIA Form 861 - a federal reliability report covering its entire Virginia territory, serving 2,675,735 customers here, not a single street or outage. Every other utility in Virginia is covered too: see Virginia's full record. How the verdict bands are set is in the methodology.