Power Outages in Orleans County, VT
Is there a power outage in Orleans County, VT right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Orleans County, VT across 1 reported incident.
Orleans County, VT is served by 7 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.6 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Orleans County, VT", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/vermont/orleans-county
Report an outage in Orleans County, VT
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc, Green Mountain Power Corp, Town of Hardwick, Washington Electric Coop - (VT), Village of Lyndonville - (VT), Village of Orleans - (VT) and 1 more; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~15,657 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Village, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Green Mountain Power Corp | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Town of Hardwick | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc | Live · county | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Village of Lyndonville - (VT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Village of Orleans - (VT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Washington Electric Coop - (VT) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Barton Village, Inc, Green Mountain Power Corp, Town of Hardwick, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc, Village of Lyndonville - (VT), Village of Orleans - (VT) and Washington Electric Coop - (VT) 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 Orleans County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Vermont Electric Cooperative, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay | Vermont Electric Cooperative | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Derby | Vermont Electric Cooperative | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Irasburg | Vermont Electric Cooperative | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Active outages in Orleans 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 Orleans 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 (21)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05855 | 76 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 05860 | 33 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 05822 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 05859 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 05872 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 05845 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 05830 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 05847 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05875 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05874 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05868 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05857 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05853 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05841 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05839 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05833 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05829 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05827 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05826 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05825 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05820 | ≤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 Orleans County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Orleans County right now.
Latest Orleans County, VT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 566 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,739 customers out (14% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 227 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orleans County went about 10.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,762 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 10.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,860 customers out) · decade average 9.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 341 | 1,916 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 315 | 1,823 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | 344 | 2,497 | 11.1 |
| 2018 | 367 | 2,999 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | 360 | 5,704 | 14.1 |
| 2020 | 363 | 4,386 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 325 | 3,648 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 361 | 3,769 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 336 | 5,515 | 15.5 |
| 2024 | 371 | 4,860 | 18.8 |
| 2025 | 397 | 7,762 | 10.6 |
Cost of power in Orleans County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Orleans 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
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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 9.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Orleans County: FAQ
- How often does Orleans County, VT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Orleans County, VT logged 397 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orleans County, VT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,762 customers without power, beginning November 20, 2025 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Orleans County, VT right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Orleans County, VT across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Orleans County, VT?
- Tracked electric providers include Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc, Village of Lyndonville - (VT).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orleans County.
05820, 05822, 05825, 05826, 05827, 05829, 05830, 05833, 05839, 05841, 05842, 05845, 05847, 05853, 05855, 05857, 05859, 05860, 05868, 05872, 05874, 05875
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Orleans County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Vermont →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc | 4.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Green Mountain Power Corp | - | Live · county | - |
| Town of Hardwick | - | Live · county | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (VT) | - | Live · county | - |
| Village of Lyndonville - (VT) | - | Live · county | - |
| Village of Orleans - (VT) | - | Live · county | - |
| Barton Village, Inc | - | 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/50019 and /api/v1/counties/50019/history. Live data as of .