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2018 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 13.4 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
13.4
Peak customers out
18,220
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2018

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

1Cabell County18,2202Kanawha County14,8783Jackson County11,6804Raleigh County9,5175Lewis County7,8506Greenbrier County7,4437Mason County7,2948Hampshire County6,7549Putnam County6,55110Mercer County6,51411Harrison County6,23912Lincoln County6,14613Webster County5,91914Randolph County4,99915Monongalia County4,92416Fayette County4,83317Berkeley County4,46518Logan County4,34719Monroe County4,28320Nicholas County4,159

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cabell CountyOctober 26, 201818,220
Kanawha CountyOctober 20, 201814,878
Jackson CountyMay 16, 201811,680
Raleigh CountyNovember 15, 20189,517
Kanawha CountyJune 17, 20188,514
Lewis CountyJune 23, 20187,850
Greenbrier CountyMarch 21, 20187,443
Mason CountyOctober 23, 20187,294
Hampshire CountyMarch 2, 20186,754
Putnam CountyOctober 26, 20186,551
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAMARIVTME

Part of the 2018 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.