Power Outages in Lee County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co in Lee County, VA. There is no live feed for Powell Valley Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.7 hours.
Lee County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/lee-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lee County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/lee-county
No active outages are reported by Kentucky Utilities Co in Lee County.
No live feed for Powell Valley Electric Coop: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
77%of this county's ~8,911 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Powell Valley Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,853 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kentucky Utilities 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 Lee 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24263 | 190 | ≤11 | 149 | ≤11 |
| 24277 | 184 | 12 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 24243 | 86 | ≤11 | 77 | 0 |
| 24281 | 74 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 24248 | 73 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 24221 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 24265 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 24282 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | 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 Lee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lee County right now.
Lee County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lee County went about 21.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,474 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 21.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,474 customers out) · decade average 18.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 620 | 2,299 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 386 | 1,855 | 10.9 |
| 2021 | 622 | 2,084 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 671 | 3,814 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 612 | 5,793 | 18.7 |
| 2024 | 703 | 7,474 | 53.9 |
| 2025 | 669 | 4,642 | 21.7 |
Cost of power in Lee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lee 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.
- Kentucky Utilities Co15.3¢22,759 cust
- Powell Valley Electric Coop12.1¢6,571 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 18.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lee County: FAQ
- How often does Lee County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lee County, VA logged 669 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lee County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,474 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 7d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Lee County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lee County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lee County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky Utilities Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lee County.
24221, 24243, 24248, 24263, 24265, 24277, 24281, 24282
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | 3.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
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/51105 and /api/v1/counties/51105/history.