Power Outages in Rockingham County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Rockingham County, VA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Harrisonburg - (VA) and Town of Elkton, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.9 hours.
Rockingham County, VA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/rockingham-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rockingham County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/rockingham-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Harrisonburg - (VA) and Town of Elkton.
71%of this county's ~63,229 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Harrisonburg - (VA), Town of Elkton. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 27,065 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Live · county | 3 | 17,606 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| City of Harrisonburg - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Elkton | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co, Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and Rappahannock Electric Coop 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 Rockingham 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 1 town with no outages
| ROCKINGHAM | Rappahannock Electric Coop | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 (18)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22802 | 269 | ≤11 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 22801 | 224 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 22827 | 135 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 22812 | 92 | 0 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 22815 | 87 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 22853 | 57 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 22821 | 52 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 22840 | 48 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 22841 | 33 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 22830 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 22846 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 24471 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22850 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 22834 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22832 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22831 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22820 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 22811 | ≤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 Rockingham County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rockingham County right now.
Rockingham County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Rockingham County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,715 customers out (6.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 441 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,400 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rockingham County went about 7.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,773 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 7.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 11,773 customers out) · decade average 5.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 450 | 3,214 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 747 | 5,495 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 687 | 5,772 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 728 | 11,773 | 19.0 |
| 2019 | 775 | 4,813 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 716 | 6,121 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 708 | 3,987 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 797 | 4,413 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 792 | 4,708 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 795 | 6,459 | 7.3 |
| 2025 | 796 | 9,852 | 7.9 |
Cost of power in Rockingham County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rockingham 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
- City of Harrisonburg - (VA)11.5¢18,133 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 5.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rockingham County: FAQ
- How often does Rockingham County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rockingham County, VA logged 796 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rockingham County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,773 customers without power, beginning November 15, 2018 and lasting about 4d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Rockingham County, VA right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Rockingham County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop, Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rockingham County.
22801, 22802, 22811, 22812, 22815, 22820, 22821, 22827, 22830, 22831, 22832, 22834, 22840, 22841, 22846, 22850, 22853, 24471
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 · county | |
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | 6.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Town of Elkton | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Harrisonburg - (VA) | - | No live feed | - |
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/51165 and /api/v1/counties/51165/history. Live data as of .