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2019 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 13.8 hours — the 1st worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.8
Peak customers out
21,769
Rank (worst state)
1st
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2019

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

1Kanawha County21,7692Cabell County11,0673Raleigh County8,6254Marion County8,3495Monongalia County7,0086Greenbrier County6,9847Harrison County6,3428Ritchie County6,1949Pocahontas County6,08710Hampshire County5,97111Mercer County5,40912Fayette County5,38413Wood County5,37014Mason County5,36515Wayne County5,31016Brooke County4,91317Webster County4,90418Marshall County4,83819Jackson County4,77620Mineral County4,554

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kanawha CountyJune 24, 201921,769
Kanawha CountyOctober 30, 201911,268
Cabell CountyMarch 30, 201911,067
Kanawha CountyMay 15, 20199,425
Raleigh CountyMarch 26, 20198,625
Marion CountyAugust 8, 20198,349
Kanawha CountyMay 18, 20197,221
Monongalia CountyApril 11, 20197,008
Greenbrier CountyFebruary 13, 20196,984
Raleigh CountyNovember 11, 20196,741
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:NCMILACAVTVA

Part of the 2019 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.