Power Outages in Washington County, VT
Green Mountain Power Corp, Town of Hardwick, Village of Northfield - (VT) and Washington Electric Coop - (VT) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
Washington County, VT is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/vermont/washington-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, VT". https://massoutage.com/vermont/washington-county
Green Mountain Power Corp, Town of Hardwick, Village of Northfield - (VT) and Washington Electric Coop - (VT) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~41,680 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Green Mountain Power Corp, Town of Hardwick, Village of Northfield - (VT), 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Northfield - (VT) | 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 Washington 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 (18)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05602 | 84 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 05663 | 54 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 05676 | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 05667 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 05658 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 05677 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 05660 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05673 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05682 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05681 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05674 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05669 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05654 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05651 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05650 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05649 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05648 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 05647 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on September 24, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Washington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,009 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 13,629 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 495 | 4,206 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 448 | 2,566 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 438 | 9,894 | 8.1 |
| 2018 | 448 | 5,963 | 9.5 |
| 2019 | 365 | 12,162 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 410 | 5,209 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 532 | 6,399 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 605 | 13,629 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 632 | 16,009 | 11.8 |
| 2024 | 620 | 10,830 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 624 | 6,420 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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 Moderate winter weather exposure · 6.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, VT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, VT logged 624 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, VT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,009 customers without power, beginning November 27, 2023 and lasting about 2d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, VT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Washington County, VT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Washington 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 Washington County.
05602, 05640, 05641, 05647, 05648, 05650, 05651, 05658, 05660, 05663, 05664, 05666, 05667, 05669, 05670, 05673, 05674, 05676, 05677, 05678, 05681, 05682
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 | - |
| Town of Hardwick | - | Live · total only | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (VT) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Northfield - (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/50023 and /api/v1/counties/50023/history.