Power Outages in Tazewell County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Tazewell County, VA. There is no live feed for Town of Richlands - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Tazewell County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/virginia/tazewell-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tazewell County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/tazewell-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Tazewell County.
No live feed for Town of Richlands - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
70%of this county's ~29,559 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Richlands - (VA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 20,694 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richlands - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Tazewell 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24609 | 231 | ≤11 | 200 | 0 |
| 24630 | 227 | ≤11 | 210 | 0 |
| 24605 | 227 | 12 | 200 | ≤11 |
| 24641 | 192 | ≤11 | 171 | ≤11 |
| 24651 | 168 | ≤11 | 153 | 0 |
| 24637 | 106 | ≤11 | 87 | 0 |
| 24602 | 34 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 24612 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 24613 | 19 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 24604 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24377 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 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 Tazewell County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tazewell County right now.
Tazewell County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Tazewell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tazewell County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,835 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 11.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 18,835 customers out) · decade average 15.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 448 | 2,970 | 8.1 |
| 2016 | 474 | 2,798 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 432 | 2,307 | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 540 | 6,299 | 11.0 |
| 2019 | 557 | 6,723 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | 555 | 1,561 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 615 | 3,243 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 606 | 2,786 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | 678 | 3,107 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 729 | 18,835 | 92.5 |
| 2025 | 712 | 2,603 | 11.5 |
Cost of power in Tazewell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tazewell 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.
- Virginia Electric & Power Co15.2¢2,408,901 cust
- 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 15.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Tazewell County: FAQ
- How often does Tazewell County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tazewell County, VA logged 712 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tazewell County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,835 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 11d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Tazewell County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Tazewell County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Tazewell County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tazewell County.
24316, 24377, 24601, 24602, 24604, 24605, 24606, 24609, 24612, 24613, 24630, 24635, 24637, 24641, 24651
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | Live · county | |
| Town of Richlands - (VA) | - | 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/51185 and /api/v1/counties/51185/history.