When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Central Kootenay Regional District, BC?

Live outage status from BC Hydro · updated ~every 15 minutes
No significant regional district-wide outage reported in Central Kootenay Regional District, BC right now.
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Updated 8:31 PM PDT.
Numbers come straight from BC Hydro's public outage data — the main utility we track in British Columbia. Missing data is not the same as zero outages.

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About power in Central Kootenay Regional District

Central Kootenay is a regional district in British Columbia — about 62,509 residents.
Communities here include Nelson, Castlegar, Creston, Nakusp, Salmo and Kaslo — 10 communities in all.
Report an outage or downed line directly to BC Hydro ↗ — crews are dispatched from customer reports, and this is an independent tracker, not the utility.

Outage history — Central Kootenay Regional District, BC

Last significant outage: Sep 14, 2026 — peaked at 563 customers, restored in ~2.5 hr.
Across the 8 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.5 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (8)
BeganPeak outRestored inWeather
Sep 14, 2026563~2.5 hr—
Sep 10, 2026587~6.5 hr—
Sep 6, 2026587~1.5 hr—
Aug 26, 2026482~5.5 hr—
Aug 23, 2026607~4.2 hr—
Aug 19, 20262,193~4.7 hr—
Aug 4, 20262,193~13.3 hr—
Jul 25, 2026321~4 hr—
This division-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 25, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Central Kootenay Regional District, BC — live power outage tracker