Power Outages in Scott County, VA
Kentucky Utilities Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Appalachian Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Bristol Virginia Utilities and Powell Valley Electric Coop. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.7 hours.
Scott County, VA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/scott-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Scott County, VA". https://massoutage.com/virginia/scott-county
Kentucky Utilities Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Appalachian Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Bristol Virginia Utilities and Powell Valley Electric Coop: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,135 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Bristol Virginia Utilities, Powell Valley Electric Coop. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Kentucky Utilities Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Appalachian Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol Virginia Utilities | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Scott 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24251 | 226 | 12 | 177 | 0 |
| 24244 | 157 | ≤11 | 132 | 0 |
| 24271 | 77 | ≤11 | 69 | 0 |
| 24258 | 52 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 24290 | 50 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 24245 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 24250 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 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 Scott County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Scott County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 127 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 171 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Scott County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 9.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,959 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 9.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 11,959 customers out) · decade average 24.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 380 | 1,613 | 6.7 |
| 2016 | 379 | 6,393 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 412 | 3,147 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 461 | 10,353 | 55.4 |
| 2019 | 620 | 6,312 | 11.5 |
| 2020 | 490 | 1,072 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | 527 | 2,806 | 12.1 |
| 2022 | 511 | 2,454 | 22.1 |
| 2023 | 573 | 3,094 | 15.7 |
| 2024 | 592 | 11,959 | 109.8 |
| 2025 | 631 | 1,764 | 9.7 |
Cost of power in Scott County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Scott 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
- Kentucky Utilities Co15.3¢22,759 cust
- Bristol Virginia Utilities11.6¢13,648 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 Low high winds exposure · 24.3 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 Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, VA logged 631 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,959 customers without power, beginning September 24, 2024 and lasting about 12d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Scott County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Scott County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
24244, 24245, 24250, 24251, 24258, 24271, 24290
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 | Outages only | - |
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | 3.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Bristol Virginia Utilities | 0.4 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/51169 and /api/v1/counties/51169/history.