Power Outages in Orleans County, VT
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Orleans County, VT. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.8 hours.
Orleans County, VT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Orleans County.
No active NWS alerts for Orleans County right now.
Orleans 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 Orleans County, VT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 17m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 731 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Orleans County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orleans County went about 10.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,478 customers.
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 | 7,269 | 14.2 |
| 2020 | 363 | 4,386 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 325 | 7,371 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 361 | 5,241 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 336 | 8,468 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | 371 | 4,860 | 18.8 |
| 2025 | 397 | 8,478 | 10.8 |
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 10.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orleans County, VT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,478 customers without power, beginning January 22, 2025 and lasting about 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Orleans County, VT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Orleans County, VT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Orleans County, VT?
- Tracked electric providers include VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/50019 and /api/v1/counties/50019/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Vermont customers).