A reported Dominion Energy power outage is affecting customers in parts of the utility’s service territory, prompting residents and businesses to check outage information and await updates on restoration.
Dominion Energy serves more than 2.5 million homes and businesses in Virginia, and its online outage map provides current information about reported outages, affected areas and restoration activity.
What Happened
The precise cause of an individual outage can vary, including equipment problems, fallen trees, vehicle crashes, severe weather or other damage to the electrical system. At this time, a specific cause should not be attributed to the current reports without confirmation from Dominion Energy or local authorities.
Dominion’s outage system allows customers to search by location and view outage information for individual areas.
Crews Respond
Utility crews are responsible for assessing damaged equipment, making repairs and restoring service as safely as possible. Restoration times can change as crews determine the extent of damage and identify additional problems affecting the network.
Dominion also maintains programs designed to strengthen portions of its Virginia grid and reduce the frequency and duration of outages.
What Customers Should Do
Residents experiencing an outage should report it through Dominion Energy and monitor the utility’s official outage map for updates.
People should also stay away from downed electrical lines and treat them as energized. If traffic signals are without power, motorists should proceed cautiously and follow applicable traffic rules.
Restoration Updates
There is currently no single restoration time that applies to every affected customer. Estimates depend on the location and cause of each outage and may change as repair crews investigate.
For the latest information, customers should use the Dominion Energy outage map rather than relying on unverified social-media reports.
As crews continue their work, affected communities are being urged to remain patient and follow official safety guidance until electrical service is restored.