Power outages in Tazewell County, VA

Live outage counts for Richlands, Bluefield and Tazewell and the rest of Tazewell County, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 20,741 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.
Dominion Energyno county count
iThis utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.
Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
Appalachian Power0 / 20,741
Town of Richlands - (VA)no 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 outlineDominion Energy and Appalachian Power 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

0 of 15 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.
24316Unincorporated area0410.00%
24377Unincorporated area02080.00%
24601Amonate0410.00%
24602Unincorporated area04010.00%
24604Unincorporated area01130.00%
24605Bluefield / Abbs Valley04,8340.00%
24606Boissevain01030.00%
24609Claypool Hill / Cedar Bluff04,0360.00%
24612Raven01760.00%
24613Falls Mills04890.00%
24630Springville / Tazewell03,5200.00%
24635Pocahontas03630.00%
24637Claypool Hill / Pounding Mill01,7300.00%
24641Richlands / Cedar Bluff07710.00%
24651Gratton / Tazewell03,5390.00%

Outage history in Tazewell County

2014–2025 record

Tazewell County averaged 37.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 46. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 3.8 days, starting January 6, 2025.

The largest on record began September 27, 2024, with 18,835 customers out at once.

37.7significant 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 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
9.3 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
18,835most 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 27, 202418,8359.3 days1,812,392
February 20, 20196,72316 hours45,932
October 18, 20186,2993 hours12,310
January 13, 20195,3704.5 hours15,320
July 18, 20184,4892 hours8,925

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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