Power Outages in Augusta County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Augusta County, VA across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.2 hours.
Augusta County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/augusta-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Augusta County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/augusta-county
84%of this county's ~47,835 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 2 | 20,170 | 0.0% | - | 2 | - | |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 19,384 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| BARC Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 240 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 176 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, BARC Electric Coop Inc and Central Virginia Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Augusta County2
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pending Investigation | Dispatched | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Pending Investigation | Assessing Damage | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Augusta 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 (20)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24401 | 518 | ≤11 | 400 | ≤11 |
| 22980 | 410 | ≤11 | 307 | ≤11 |
| 24477 | 153 | 0 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 22939 | 90 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 24441 | 88 | 0 | 68 | ≤11 |
| 24482 | 59 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 24431 | 53 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 24421 | 49 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 22843 | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 24486 | 33 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 24440 | 29 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 24467 | 26 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 24430 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 22952 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 24479 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 24459 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24437 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24485 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24476 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24432 | ≤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 Augusta County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Augusta County right now.
Augusta County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Augusta County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 624 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,629 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 623 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,630 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,199 customers out (3.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Augusta 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 Augusta Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Augusta County went about 6.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,086 customers.
The US EIA reports Virginia utilities averaged 14.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 19,086 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 402 | 1,518 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 689 | 6,186 | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 713 | 7,172 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 761 | 19,086 | 26.2 |
| 2019 | 737 | 3,608 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 779 | 4,893 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 700 | 2,774 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 798 | 4,071 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 839 | 4,584 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 791 | 6,283 | 10.7 |
| 2025 | 810 | 4,833 | 6.2 |
Cost of power in Augusta County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Augusta 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
- Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop14.5¢86,656 cust
- Central Virginia Electric Coop16.2¢35,353 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 high winds exposure · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Augusta County: FAQ
- How often does Augusta County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Augusta County, VA logged 810 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Augusta County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,086 customers without power, beginning November 15, 2018 and lasting about 5d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Augusta County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Augusta County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include BARC Electric Coop Inc, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Augusta County.
22843, 22939, 22952, 22980, 24401, 24411, 24421, 24430, 24431, 24432, 24437, 24440, 24441, 24459, 24467, 24469, 24476, 24477, 24479, 24482, 24485, 24486
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | 13.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | 6.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| BARC Electric Coop 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 Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51015 and /api/v1/counties/51015/history. Live data as of .