Power Outages in Waynesboro city, VA
Is there a power outage in Waynesboro city, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Waynesboro city, VA.
Waynesboro city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/waynesboro-city
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- October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Waynesboro city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/waynesboro-city
No active outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Waynesboro city.
Report an outage in Waynesboro city, 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.
100%of this county's ~11,820 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 | 12,530 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Virginia Electric & Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Waynesboro city right now.
Waynesboro city has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Waynesboro city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Waynesboro city went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,737 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 2018 (peak 9,737 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 149 | 3,665 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 209 | 2,582 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 202 | 823 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 217 | 9,737 | 43.4 |
| 2019 | 248 | 3,232 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 232 | 3,254 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 203 | 953 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 227 | 4,823 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 228 | 1,346 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 289 | 8,777 | 12.9 |
| 2025 | 246 | 3,006 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Waynesboro city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Waynesboro 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Waynesboro city: FAQ
- How often does Waynesboro city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Waynesboro city, VA logged 246 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Waynesboro city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,737 customers without power, beginning November 15, 2018 and lasting about 4d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Waynesboro city, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 19:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Virginia Electric & Power Co in Waynesboro city, VA.
- Which utilities serve Waynesboro 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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Waynesboro city, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | ☎ 866-366-4357Report online ↗Outage map ↗ |
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/51820 and /api/v1/counties/51820/history.