Power Outages in Bland County, VA
Is there a power outage in Bland County, VA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Bland County, VA.
Bland County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 32.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/bland-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bland County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/bland-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Bland County.
Report an outage in Bland County, VA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
100%of this county's ~3,961 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,995 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bland Countywho 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24315 | 83 | ≤11 | 68 | 0 |
| 24314 | 39 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 24366 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 24318 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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 Bland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bland County right now.
Bland County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Bland County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 156 customers out (3.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 191 customers out (4.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Bland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bland County went about 32.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,556 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 32.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,556 customers out) · decade average 35.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 166 | 2,824 | 14.8 |
| 2016 | 179 | 2,833 | 10.0 |
| 2017 | 195 | 1,416 | 12.5 |
| 2018 | 248 | 3,556 | 81.6 |
| 2019 | 233 | 2,151 | 19.7 |
| 2020 | 281 | 1,072 | 14.7 |
| 2021 | 266 | 3,081 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | 295 | 2,750 | 32.7 |
| 2023 | 233 | 985 | 16.3 |
| 2024 | 318 | 3,556 | 121.2 |
| 2025 | 378 | 1,730 | 32.2 |
Cost of power in Bland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bland County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Appalachian Power Co17.2¢467,581 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 35.0 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 Bland County: FAQ
- How often does Bland County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bland County, VA logged 378 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 32.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bland County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,556 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2018 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Bland County, VA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 18:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Bland County, VA.
- Which utilities serve Bland County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bland County.
24314, 24315, 24318, 24366
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 Bland County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
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/51021 and /api/v1/counties/51021/history.