Power Outages in Frederick County, VA
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Frederick County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/frederick-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Frederick County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/frederick-county
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~91,618 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Rappahannock Electric Coop, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Frederick 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22602 | 254 | ≤11 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 22655 | 164 | ≤11 | 121 | ≤11 |
| 22603 | 158 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 22656 | 40 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 22645 | 35 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 22624 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 22637 | 25 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 22625 | 22 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 22654 | ≤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 Frederick County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Frederick County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Frederick County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Frederick County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,659 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 6,659 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 375 | 3,894 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 522 | 3,530 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 552 | 4,936 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 627 | 4,621 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 628 | 6,659 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 576 | 1,964 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 557 | 3,991 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 714 | 6,135 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 649 | 2,576 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 680 | 4,651 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 746 | 3,809 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Frederick County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Frederick 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.
- Rappahannock Electric Coop15.5¢172,883 cust
- Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop14.5¢86,656 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 · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Frederick County: FAQ
- How often does Frederick County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Frederick County, VA logged 746 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Frederick County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,659 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2019 and lasting about 4d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Frederick County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Frederick County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Frederick County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Rappahannock Electric Coop, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Frederick County.
22602, 22603, 22624, 22625, 22637, 22645, 22654, 22655, 22656
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 | |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | 6.5 hrs | 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 Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51069 and /api/v1/counties/51069/history.