Power Outages in Orange County, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Orange County, VA across 1 reported incident. Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric 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 4.3 hours.
Orange County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/orange-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Orange County, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/orange-county
0.0%of this county's ~36,791 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, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Orange 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22508 | 159 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 22960 | 88 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 22923 | 40 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 22567 | 39 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 22542 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 22972 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Orange County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Orange County right now.
Orange County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Orange County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Orange Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orange County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,235 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 6,325 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 506 | 2,678 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 507 | 5,695 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 493 | 17,235 | 10.4 |
| 2018 | 489 | 6,350 | 19.4 |
| 2019 | 573 | 1,966 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 512 | 7,552 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 560 | 4,050 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 610 | 6,325 | 27.2 |
| 2023 | 609 | 1,371 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 575 | 4,541 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 574 | 1,752 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Orange County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Orange 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
- 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 · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Orange County: FAQ
- How often does Orange County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Orange County, VA logged 574 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orange County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,235 customers without power, beginning April 6, 2017 and lasting about 1d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Orange County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Orange County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Virginia Electric Coop, Rappahannock Electric Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orange County.
22433, 22508, 22542, 22567, 22957, 22960, 22972
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 | - |
| 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/51137 and /api/v1/counties/51137/history. Live data as of .