Power Outages in Chittenden County, VT
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Chittenden County, VT across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Chittenden County, VT is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/vermont/chittenden-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chittenden County, VT", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/vermont/chittenden-county
- City of Burlington Electric - (VT)
- Green Mountain Power Corp
0.0%of this county's ~116,160 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Burlington Electric - (VT) | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Green Mountain Power Corp | Live · county | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Burlington Electric - (VT), Green Mountain Power Corp and Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Chittenden County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Burlington Electric Department, Green Mountain Power, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | Burlington Electric Department | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Shelburne | Green Mountain Power | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Active outages in Chittenden County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chittenden Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05452 | 138 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 05403 | 117 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 05401 | 105 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 05446 | 104 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 05468 | 100 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 05495 | 77 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 05408 | 70 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 05404 | 61 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 05482 | 57 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 05477 | 27 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 05461 | 27 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 05465 | 21 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 05445 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05494 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05489 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05462 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Chittenden County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chittenden County right now.
Chittenden County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Chittenden County, VT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 46m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,103 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chittenden County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,446 customers.
The US EIA reports Vermont utilities averaged 4.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 18,305 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 817 | 4,886 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 677 | 6,206 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 749 | 21,446 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 852 | 5,207 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 849 | 4,375 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 821 | 6,433 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 775 | 11,119 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 839 | 18,073 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 767 | 5,378 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 750 | 18,305 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 798 | 4,109 | 0.9 |
Cost of power in Chittenden County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chittenden County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Green Mountain Power Corp23.3¢227,727 cust
- Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc24.3¢36,019 cust
- City of Burlington Electric - (VT)19.8¢17,974 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Chittenden County: FAQ
- How often does Chittenden County, VT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chittenden County, VT logged 798 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chittenden County, VT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,446 customers without power, beginning October 30, 2017 and lasting about 2d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Chittenden County, VT right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chittenden County, VT?
- Tracked electric providers include City of Burlington Electric - (VT), Green Mountain Power Corp, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Burlington. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chittenden County.
05401, 05403, 05404, 05405, 05408, 05439, 05445, 05446, 05452, 05461, 05462, 05465, 05468, 05477, 05482, 05489, 05494, 05495
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc | 4.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Green Mountain Power Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Burlington Electric - (VT) | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Vermont customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/50007 and /api/v1/counties/50007/history. Live data as of .