Power Outages in Fredericksburg city, VA
Is there a power outage in Fredericksburg city, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Fredericksburg city, VA.
Fredericksburg city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
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No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Fredericksburg city.
Report an outage in Fredericksburg city, VA
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100%of this county's ~15,598 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 | 0 | 15,749 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fredericksburg citywho 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22401 | 234 | 12 | 162 | ≤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 Fredericksburg city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fredericksburg city right now.
Fredericksburg city has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Fredericksburg city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 206 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 207 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fredericksburg city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fredericksburg city went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,612 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 6,612 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 170 | 3,510 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 226 | 3,320 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 241 | 4,510 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 237 | 3,529 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 225 | 1,321 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 222 | 1,969 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 222 | 1,712 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 293 | 6,612 | 21.1 |
| 2023 | 222 | 1,628 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 261 | 5,371 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 259 | 2,934 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Fredericksburg city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fredericksburg city, 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
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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fredericksburg city: FAQ
- How often does Fredericksburg city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fredericksburg city, VA logged 259 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fredericksburg city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,612 customers without power, beginning June 22, 2022 and lasting about 2d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Fredericksburg city, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Fredericksburg city, VA.
- Which utilities serve Fredericksburg city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fredericksburg city.
22401
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Fredericksburg city, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
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/51630 and /api/v1/counties/51630/history.