Power Outages in Chittenden County, VT
As of September 2, 2026 21:02 UTC, about 25 customers are without power in Chittenden County, VT across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Chittenden County, VT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Chittenden County right now.
Chittenden County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 31, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
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 2h 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,996 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Chittenden County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Chittenden Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 |
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 25 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chittenden County, VT?
- Tracked electric providers include VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Burlington. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Chittenden County level shown 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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/50007 and /api/v1/counties/50007/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Vermont customers). Live data as of .