Power Outages in Greene County, VA
Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric Coop, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Greene County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric Coop, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~21,055 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric Coop, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Greene 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22968 | 102 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 22973 | 56 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 22935 | ≤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 Greene County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Greene County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Greene County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 202 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Greene County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Greene County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,316 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 9.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 9,316 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 293 | 4,906 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 230 | 3,234 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 253 | 5,486 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 362 | 9,316 | 34.1 |
| 2019 | 342 | 6,319 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 286 | 7,085 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 288 | 951 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 356 | 6,041 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 408 | 3,065 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 408 | 2,911 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 422 | 7,523 | 9.6 |
Cost of power in Greene County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Greene 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
- 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 7.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Greene County: FAQ
- How often does Greene County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Greene County, VA logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Greene County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,316 customers without power, beginning March 2, 2018 and lasting about 3d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Greene County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Greene County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Greene County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Greene County.
22935, 22968, 22973
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 | |
| Central Virginia Electric Coop | 13.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | 6.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | 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/51079 and /api/v1/counties/51079/history.