Power Outages in Rockbridge County, VA
Is there a power outage in Rockbridge County, VA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Rockbridge County, VA across 2 reported incidents.
Rockbridge County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC
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Report an outage in Rockbridge 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.
No outage contact on file for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and BARC Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~13,717 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARC Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 7,059 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 3 | 6,885 | 0.0% | - | 2 | - | |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 26 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
BARC Electric Coop Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co and Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Rockbridge County2
Individual outages as listed by Dominion Energy, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
| 1 | Equipment Upgrade | Working | - | - | Dominion Energy |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rockbridge 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24450 | 212 | ≤11 | 162 | 0 |
| 24416 | 129 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 24555 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 24472 | 34 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 24579 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 24439 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24435 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24578 | 16 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 24483 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24473 | ≤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 Rockbridge County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rockbridge County right now.
Rockbridge County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Rockbridge County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4d 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 164 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 173 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 50m
- GREW
Outage grew to 635 customers out (4.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 362 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
Hardest-hit cities in Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rockbridge County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,288 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,288 customers out) · decade average 8.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 130 | 607 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 246 | 792 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 214 | 916 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 268 | 1,339 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 609 | 2,108 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | 626 | 2,783 | 10.0 |
| 2021 | 616 | 2,500 | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 680 | 5,288 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | 712 | 2,140 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 616 | 1,599 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | 694 | 2,157 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Rockbridge County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rockbridge 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
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 8.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Rockbridge County: FAQ
- How often does Rockbridge County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rockbridge County, VA logged 694 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rockbridge County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,288 customers without power, beginning June 17, 2022 and lasting about 2d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Rockbridge County, VA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Rockbridge County, VA across 2 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Rockbridge County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include BARC Electric Coop Inc, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rockbridge County.
24415, 24416, 24435, 24439, 24450, 24472, 24473, 24483, 24555, 24578, 24579
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 Rockbridge County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | 6.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
| BARC Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
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/51163 and /api/v1/counties/51163/history. Live data as of .