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2016 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 18.2 hours — the 2nd worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
18.2
Peak customers out
48,635
Rank (worst state)
2nd
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2016

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

1Greenbrier County48,6352Monongalia County27,9583Raleigh County22,8654Kanawha County17,0835Braxton County15,0906Harrison County12,9367Randolph County11,7488Monroe County11,4889Lewis County9,95010Webster County9,63811Hancock County8,24612Marion County7,92013Berkeley County7,71614Jackson County7,70615Nicholas County7,43216Fayette County7,33317Upshur County7,11818Wood County7,06419Wirt County6,80820Grant County6,472

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Greenbrier CountyJune 23, 201648,635
Monongalia CountyJune 16, 201627,958
Raleigh CountyJuly 8, 201622,865
Kanawha CountyJune 23, 201617,083
Braxton CountyJune 23, 201615,090
Harrison CountyJune 16, 201612,936
Randolph CountySeptember 9, 201611,748
Monroe CountyJuly 1, 201611,488
Lewis CountyFebruary 24, 20169,950
Lewis CountyJune 23, 20169,794
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCSCVAMEFLLA

Part of the 2016 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.