Power Outages in Spotsylvania County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Rappahannock Electric Coop in Spotsylvania County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Spotsylvania County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/spotsylvania-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Spotsylvania County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/spotsylvania-county
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co and Rappahannock Electric Coop in Spotsylvania County.
81%of this county's ~81,106 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 35,829 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 29,672 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co 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 Spotsylvania 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
| SPOTSYLVANIA | Rappahannock Electric Coop | 0 | 29,672 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22407 | 480 | 27 | 321 | ≤11 |
| 22551 | 228 | ≤11 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 22408 | 200 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 22553 | 113 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 22534 | 33 | ≤11 | 27 | 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 Spotsylvania County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Spotsylvania County right now.
Spotsylvania County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Spotsylvania County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 7,898 customers out (13% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Spotsylvania County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,901 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 16,023 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 644 | 4,566 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 737 | 8,870 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 719 | 11,942 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 725 | 23,901 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 748 | 12,338 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 720 | 6,297 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 715 | 7,882 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 798 | 16,023 | 19.4 |
| 2023 | 802 | 9,432 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 781 | 19,866 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 834 | 4,761 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Spotsylvania County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Spotsylvania 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Spotsylvania County: FAQ
- How often does Spotsylvania County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Spotsylvania County, VA logged 834 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Spotsylvania County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,901 customers without power, beginning May 14, 2018 and lasting about 2d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Spotsylvania County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Spotsylvania County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County.
22407, 22408, 22534, 22551, 22553
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 | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | 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/51177 and /api/v1/counties/51177/history.