Power outages in Buchanan County, VA
Live outage counts for Grundy and the rest of Buchanan County, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Dominion Energyno county countServes part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
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This utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.Appalachian Power0 / 11,568
Outage map
County outlineDominion Energy and Appalachian Power publish totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 12 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 24239 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 74 | 0.00% |
| 24603 | Big Rock | 0 | 466 | 0.00% |
| 24607 | Breaks | 0 | 198 | 0.00% |
| 24614 | Grundy / Vansant | 0 | 4,284 | 0.00% |
| 24620 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 1,163 | 0.00% |
| 24622 | Jewell Ridge | 0 | 551 | 0.00% |
| 24631 | Vansant | 0 | 1,114 | 0.00% |
| 24634 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 255 | 0.00% |
| 24639 | Raven | 0 | 1,742 | 0.00% |
| 24646 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 342 | 0.00% |
| 24656 | Vansant | 0 | 1,811 | 0.00% |
| 24657 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 134 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Buchanan County
2014–2025 recordBuchanan County averaged 47.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 57. Half were over within 4 hours; the longest lasted 5.2 days, starting February 15, 2025.
The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 4,770 customers out at once.
47.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.4 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.7.8 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
4,770most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| September 27, 2024 | 4,770 | 7.8 days | 296,937 |
| July 12, 2022 | 4,044 | 3.9 days | 108,386 |
| February 15, 2025 | 3,386 | 5.2 days | 150,675 |
| January 8, 2022 | 3,251 | 7 hours | 11,501 |
| December 19, 2025 | 3,152 | 35 hours | 40,674 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Dominion Energy: outage map and reporting
- Appalachian Power: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.