Power outages in Scott County, VA

Live outage counts for Gate City, Weber City and Nickelsville and the rest of Scott County, updated every 10 minutes from Appalachian Power and LG&E and KU.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
fewer than 5customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
iUtilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").
0.02% of 12,030 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Appalachian Powerfewer than 5 / 11,975
LG&E and KU0 / 55
Powell Valley Electric Coopno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.
Bristol Virginia Utilitiesno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAppalachian Power and LG&E and KU publish totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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

1 of 7 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
24245Dungannonfewer than 56570.46%
24244Stickleyville / Clinchport01,7880.00%
24250Unincorporated area08330.00%
24251Gate City / Hiltons05,2020.00%
24258Hiltons / Mendota03980.00%
24271Nickelsville01,7600.00%
24290Weber City01,1340.00%

Outage history in Scott County

2014–2025 record

Scott County averaged 53.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 57. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.7 days, starting May 17, 2025.

The largest on record began September 25, 2024, with 12,051 customers out at once.

53.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
3.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
10 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
12,051most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 25, 202412,05110 days1,155,809
December 9, 201810,3535.2 days482,813
November 22, 20247,5795 hours26,028
December 8, 20166,3931.5 hours8,041
August 16, 20196,3121.5 hours6,678

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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