Power Outages in Staunton city, VA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Staunton city, VA across 2 reported incidents. Virginia Electric & Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Staunton city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/staunton-city
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Staunton city, VA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/staunton-city
0.0%of this county's ~36,366 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Virginia Electric & Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Staunton citywho 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.
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 Staunton city or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Staunton city has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Staunton city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,294 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,680 customers out (19% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,612 customers out (14% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Staunton city
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 Staunton cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Staunton city went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,603 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 8,299 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 137 | 5,076 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 201 | 4,626 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 175 | 1,484 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 208 | 8,299 | 20.3 |
| 2019 | 215 | 2,792 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 246 | 1,721 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 231 | 2,822 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 254 | 9,603 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 229 | 4,765 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 250 | 4,759 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 261 | 3,659 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Staunton city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Staunton city, 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
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 · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Staunton city: FAQ
- How often does Staunton city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Staunton city, VA logged 261 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Staunton city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,603 customers without power, beginning July 6, 2022 and lasting about 2d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Staunton city, VA right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Staunton city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/51790 and /api/v1/counties/51790/history. Live data as of .