Power Outages in Orange County, VT
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Orange County, VT across 1 reported incident. Green Mountain Power Corp and Washington Electric Coop - (VT) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Orange County, VT is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/vermont/orange-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Orange County, VT", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/vermont/orange-county
0.0%of this county's ~17,855 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Green Mountain Power Corp, Washington Electric Coop - (VT).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain Power Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (VT) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Orange 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 (24)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05641 | 135 | ≤11 | 95 | ≤11 |
| 05060 | 45 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 05679 | 31 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 05033 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 05051 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05081 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05045 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05675 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05086 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05083 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05079 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05077 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05076 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05075 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05072 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05070 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05069 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05061 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05058 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05043 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05040 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05039 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05038 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05036 | ≤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 Orange County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Orange County right now.
Orange County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on September 24, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×4
Latest Orange County, VT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 215 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 213 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Orange 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 Orange Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orange County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,784 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 7,999 customers out) · decade average 15.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 356 | 4,277 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 386 | 8,784 | 14.8 |
| 2017 | 413 | 6,319 | 18.3 |
| 2018 | 428 | 5,072 | 24.2 |
| 2019 | 331 | 5,849 | 14.3 |
| 2020 | 452 | 4,136 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 484 | 2,456 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 541 | 7,999 | 32.0 |
| 2023 | 555 | 4,913 | 19.8 |
| 2024 | 493 | 5,881 | 19.7 |
| 2025 | 517 | 4,399 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Orange County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Orange 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
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 Low hurricanes exposure · 15.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Orange County: FAQ
- How often does Orange County, VT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Orange County, VT logged 517 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orange County, VT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,784 customers without power, beginning July 23, 2016 and lasting about 2d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Orange County, VT right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Orange County, VT?
- Tracked electric providers include Green Mountain Power Corp, Washington Electric Coop - (VT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orange County.
05033, 05036, 05038, 05039, 05040, 05041, 05043, 05045, 05051, 05058, 05060, 05061, 05069, 05070, 05072, 05075, 05076, 05077, 05079, 05081, 05083, 05086, 05649, 05654, 05675, 05679
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain Power Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (VT) | - | Live · total only | - |
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/50017 and /api/v1/counties/50017/history. Live data as of .