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2017 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 16.4 hours — the 3rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
16.4
Peak customers out
18,274
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2017

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

1Wood County18,2742Fayette County17,2543Marion County15,5324Braxton County12,2905Pendleton County11,7666Kanawha County10,4547Randolph County10,0308Greenbrier County9,9849Harrison County9,38210Cabell County9,31111Logan County8,96812Upshur County8,70413Tucker County8,27014Hampshire County8,04415Monongalia County8,03016Webster County7,60217Nicholas County7,53418Roane County7,19219Wayne County7,08720Putnam County6,992

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Wood CountyJuly 7, 201718,274
Fayette CountyMarch 1, 201717,254
Marion CountyJuly 28, 201715,532
Wood CountyJune 1, 201713,916
Braxton CountyMarch 1, 201712,290
Pendleton CountyOctober 11, 201711,766
Kanawha CountyFebruary 28, 201710,454
Randolph CountyAugust 4, 201710,030
Randolph CountyAugust 18, 201710,008
Greenbrier CountyMarch 1, 20179,984
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMENHGARIVT

Part of the 2017 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.