Power Outages in Culpeper County, VA
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Culpeper- (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.9 hours.
Culpeper County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/culpeper-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Culpeper County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/culpeper-county
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Culpeper- (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~43,059 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Culpeper- (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Culpeper- (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Culpeper 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22701 | 304 | ≤11 | 208 | ≤11 |
| 22737 | 26 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 22724 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 22733 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22741 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22736 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22729 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22726 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22718 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22714 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22713 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Culpeper County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Culpeper County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Culpeper County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 335 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Culpeper County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Culpeper County went about 7.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,361 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 7.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 9,217 customers out) · decade average 7.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 565 | 2,245 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 519 | 5,436 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 525 | 5,512 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 581 | 9,217 | 24.0 |
| 2019 | 546 | 3,753 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 479 | 10,361 | 9.9 |
| 2021 | 523 | 7,477 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 520 | 7,973 | 12.3 |
| 2023 | 543 | 3,097 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 550 | 3,797 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 592 | 8,233 | 7.9 |
Cost of power in Culpeper County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Culpeper 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
- Rappahannock Electric Coop15.5¢172,883 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 · 7.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Culpeper County: FAQ
- How often does Culpeper County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Culpeper County, VA logged 592 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Culpeper County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,361 customers without power, beginning October 22, 2020 and lasting about 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Culpeper County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Culpeper County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Culpeper County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Culpeper County.
22701, 22713, 22714, 22718, 22724, 22726, 22729, 22733, 22736, 22737, 22741, 22746
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | 7.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Town of Culpeper- (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51047 and /api/v1/counties/51047/history.