When will NEPA bring light today?
Nobody outside the power company can say exactly when light will return to your street, and UpNepa does not try to guess. What it can show is what people near you are reporting right now: whether the light is on or off, how many reports back that up, and how recent they are.
How to check your area
- Open the map and find your area, or search for it in the sidebar.
- Read the zone: the power likelihood, the number of reports, and when the last report came in.
- If it says stale, nobody has reported there in the last 6 hours, so treat the older data with care.
- Tap Power or Outage to add your own report. It takes a few seconds and helps your neighbours.
Why the light may be off
Outages can come from faults on the grid, problems with a local transformer or feeder line, maintenance work, or load management by the distribution company. UpNepa does not know which of these applies to your street. It only reflects what people report.
Frequently asked questions
Is there light in my area right now?
Open the UpNepa map and find your area. Each zone shows a power likelihood percentage built from reports by people nearby. When a zone has reports from the last 6 hours, only those are used. If it has none, the zone is marked stale and shows older reports, which may not match what is happening now.
When will NEPA bring light today?
UpNepa cannot predict when power will return. It shows what neighbours have reported. Check your zone for the latest report, and if power comes back nearby, new Power reports will appear there. You can also save a place under Alerts to be notified when your area changes.
How does UpNepa know if there is light?
From community reports. People tap Power or Outage using their location or a chosen area, and some browsers can prompt a report when a phone starts charging. Repeated reports from the same browser are down-weighted so one person cannot dominate a zone.
Is UpNepa official information from a DisCo or the grid?
No. UpNepa is an independent community map. It is not a utility control-room feed and does not measure the national grid. Coverage is uneven, so a quiet area can simply mean few people have reported there.
Why does my area say stale?
Stale means nobody has reported in that area in the last 6 hours. The page keeps the older reports visible, clearly labelled, until a new report arrives. A new report switches the zone back to fresh data.
How do I report my power status?
Tap Power if you have electricity or Outage if you do not, then allow location or pick your area. You can report again after 5 minutes. Reports help everyone nearby see the current situation.
What happens to my location?
A report stores its coordinates so it can count toward a zone. Anonymous visit counts use a separate random browser identifier that is not joined to report locations or status. Read the privacy page for the details.