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2015 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 17.4 hours — the 1st worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
17.4
Peak customers out
20,930
Rank (worst state)
1st
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

17.4h201518.2h201616.4h201713.4h201813.8h201911.4h202021.4h202118.5h202213.6h202321.6h202418.3h2025

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Jefferson County20,9302Wood County15,7123Greenbrier County12,4624Monongalia County10,9805Mercer County10,8646Pocahontas County10,2087Kanawha County10,1058Marion County9,6949Harrison County9,18810Wetzel County8,50211Mason County8,36612Mingo County6,92713Morgan County6,88014Cabell County6,81315Jackson County6,64216Ritchie County6,43817Gilmer County6,30218Braxton County6,14819Roane County6,13720Randolph County5,842

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyAugust 17, 201520,930
Wood CountyMarch 4, 201515,712
Wood CountyDecember 24, 201513,540
Greenbrier CountyOctober 3, 201512,462
Monongalia CountyMarch 5, 201510,980
Mercer CountyMarch 28, 201510,864
Pocahontas CountyApril 19, 201510,208
Kanawha CountyFebruary 20, 201510,105
Marion CountyMarch 5, 20159,694
Harrison CountyMarch 5, 20159,188
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WANCMIRILAOK

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.