Power outages in Wise County, VA

Live outage counts for Big Stone Gap, Wise and Coeburn and the rest of Wise 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.
9customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.04% of 23,248 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 Power0 / 3,110
LG&E and KU9 / 20,138
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.

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

3 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.
24273Norton83,3770.24%
24230Coeburn / Riverviewfewer than 54,9430.06%
24219Big Stone Gap / Big Stone Gap Eastfewer than 55,4610.04%
24216Appalachia / Stonega01,4580.00%
24279Pound02,3350.00%
24283St. Paul / Dante01,2130.00%
24293Wise / The University of Virginia's College at Wise05,8140.00%

Outage history in Wise County

2014–2025 record

Wise County averaged 64.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 73. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 2.6 days, starting May 16, 2025.

The largest on record began September 26, 2024, with 14,703 customers out at once.

64.3significant 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.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
7.1 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
14,703most 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 26, 202414,7037.1 days588,084
June 5, 20217,4623 hours19,498
January 8, 20156,7459.5 hours21,492
June 17, 20226,7253.1 days97,913
March 1, 20176,5329.5 hours22,730

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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