Power Outages in Madison County, VA
Is there a power outage in Madison County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co in Madison County, VA.
Madison County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/madison-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Madison County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/madison-county
No active outages are reported by Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co in Madison County.
Report an outage in Madison County, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
58%of this county's ~14,179 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 8,029 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 150 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Madison County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Rappahannock Electric Coop, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by Rappahannock Electric Coop. | ||||||
Show 2 towns with no outages
| MADISON | Rappahannock Electric Coop | 0 | 7,846 | 0.0% | - | - |
| TOWN OF MADISON | Rappahannock Electric Coop | 0 | 183 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Madison County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Madison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22727 | 62 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 22715 | 21 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 22735 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 22948 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22743 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22738 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22732 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 22725 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22722 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22719 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22709 | ≤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 Madison County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Madison County right now.
Madison County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Madison 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: 105 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Madison County went about 21.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,791 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 21.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,249 customers out) · decade average 12.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 367 | 1,417 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 329 | 2,490 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 310 | 2,468 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 361 | 4,249 | 40.1 |
| 2019 | 332 | 6,791 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 330 | 1,714 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 324 | 1,462 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 357 | 2,450 | 24.7 |
| 2023 | 408 | 4,633 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 467 | 5,225 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | 496 | 5,756 | 21.0 |
Cost of power in Madison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Madison 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 12.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Madison County: FAQ
- How often does Madison County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Madison County, VA logged 496 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Madison County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,791 customers without power, beginning December 18, 2019 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Madison County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Rappahannock Electric Coop and Virginia Electric & Power Co in Madison County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Madison 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 Madison County.
22709, 22711, 22715, 22719, 22722, 22723, 22725, 22727, 22730, 22731, 22732, 22735, 22738, 22743, 22948, 22989
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 Madison County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | 7.1 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| 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/51113 and /api/v1/counties/51113/history.