Power Outages in Essex County, VT
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Essex County, VT. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.7 hours.
Essex County, VT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Essex County.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Essex County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Air Quality Alert ×1
Latest Essex County, VT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 610 customers out (28% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Essex County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Essex County went about 15.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,682 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,608 customers out) · decade average 24.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 174 | 1,224 | 19.4 |
| 2016 | 148 | 925 | 15.2 |
| 2017 | 178 | 1,729 | 31.9 |
| 2018 | 240 | 1,647 | 26.8 |
| 2019 | 210 | 2,608 | 47.9 |
| 2020 | 232 | 1,650 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | 192 | 963 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 175 | 1,582 | 30.3 |
| 2023 | 194 | 2,682 | 27.2 |
| 2024 | 179 | 2,214 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | 196 | 2,084 | 15.7 |
Relatively Low winter weather exposure · 24.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Essex County: FAQ
- How often does Essex County, VT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Essex County, VT logged 196 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Essex County, VT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,682 customers without power, beginning July 15, 2023 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Essex County, VT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Essex County, VT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Essex County, VT?
- Tracked electric providers include VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Essex County.
05824, 05837, 05840, 05846, 05858, 05901, 05902, 05903, 05904, 05905, 05906, 05907
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/50009 and /api/v1/counties/50009/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Vermont customers).