Power Outages in Lynchburg city, VA
Is there a power outage in Lynchburg city, VA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Lynchburg city, VA across 2 reported incidents.
Lynchburg city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/lynchburg-city
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lynchburg city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/lynchburg-city
Report an outage in Lynchburg city, VA
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100%of this county's ~38,779 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 | 13 | 40,264 | 0.0% | - | 2 | October 19, 2026 23:00 UTC |
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.
Active outages in Lynchburg city1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | - | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 22:00 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lynchburg citywho 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24502 | 352 | ≤11 | 250 | ≤11 |
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 Lynchburg city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lynchburg city right now.
Lynchburg city has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 30, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lynchburg city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lynchburg cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lynchburg city went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,453 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 12,453 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 245 | 1,774 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 425 | 5,790 | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 511 | 5,963 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 683 | 12,453 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | 676 | 5,816 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 723 | 5,666 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 648 | 6,430 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 712 | 5,564 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 770 | 4,611 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 754 | 2,492 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 774 | 4,573 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Lynchburg city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lynchburg city, 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 5.2 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 Lynchburg city: FAQ
- How often does Lynchburg city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lynchburg city, VA logged 774 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lynchburg city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,453 customers without power, beginning April 15, 2018 and lasting about 6d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Lynchburg city, VA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, about 13 customers are without power in Lynchburg city, VA across 2 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Lynchburg city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Lynchburg. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lynchburg city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lynchburg city.
24502, 24515
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 Lynchburg city, 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/51680 and /api/v1/counties/51680/history. Live data as of .