When will the power be back in Sussex County, VA?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Sussex County, VA right now.

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Elsewhere in Virginia: 8,897 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 11:31 PM EDT.

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Who serves Sussex County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Dominion Energy, Prince George Electric Cooperative, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Community Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Southside Electric Cooperative and Town of Wakefield also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider. For the parent company's combined picture, see Dominion Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Sussex County, VA

Last significant outage: Sep 24, 2026 — peaked at 277 customers, restored in ~5.3 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 3 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 5.3 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 18, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Sussex County, VA

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 104 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~3.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~1,582 customers out in June 2018, restored after about 2.8 hr.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Communities covered

Communities in Sussex County include Waverly, Wakefield, Jarratt and Stony Creek. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Sussex County, VA?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Sussex include Dominion Energy, Prince George Electric Cooperative, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Southampton County · Prince George County · Petersburg · Emporia · Dinwiddie County · Greensville County · Surry County · Franklin

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