Power Outages in Winchester city, VA
Is there a power outage in Winchester city, VA right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and Rappahannock Electric Coop in Winchester city, VA.
Winchester city, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 03:05 UTC
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No active outages are reported by Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and Rappahannock Electric Coop in Winchester city.
Report an outage in Winchester city, VA
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No outage contact on file for Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
50%of this county's ~31,250 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop | Live · county | 0 | 15,647 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
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 Winchester city
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
| WINCHESTER (CITY) | Rappahannock Electric Coop | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Winchester city0
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 Winchester 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.
By ZIP code (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22601 | 222 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
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 Winchester city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Winchester city right now.
Winchester city has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Winchester city went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,224 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 4,216 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 2,472 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 262 | 4,224 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 212 | 4,216 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 251 | 1,575 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 236 | 1,367 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 290 | 1,334 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 240 | 3,433 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 323 | 1,361 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 257 | 1,703 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 299 | 1,764 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 287 | 2,196 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Winchester city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Winchester 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.
- 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 · 1.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Winchester city: FAQ
- How often does Winchester city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Winchester city, VA logged 287 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Winchester city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,224 customers without power, beginning May 22, 2016 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Winchester city, VA right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop and Rappahannock Electric Coop in Winchester city, VA.
- Which utilities serve Winchester city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Shenandoah Valley Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Winchester city.
22601
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 Winchester city, 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 | - |
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/51840 and /api/v1/counties/51840/history.