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2020 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 11.4 hours, the 9th worst of 51 states (US average 8.0 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
11.4
vs prior year
▼ 17%
vs 2019
Customer-hours out
11.5M
Peak customers out
57,587
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
100%
of WV customers
Counties reporting
55

West Virginia year over year

West Virginia: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 17.3h; 2016: 17.6h; 2017: 16.3h; 2018: 13.4h, coverage 100%; 2019: 13.7h, coverage 100%; 2020: 11.4h, coverage 100%; 2021: 21.4h, coverage 97%; 2022: 18.4h, coverage 100%; 2023: 13.6h; 2024: 21.6h; 2025: 18.3h01020300%50%100%17.3h201517.6h201616.3h201713.4h201813.7h201911.4h202021.4h202118.4h202213.6h202321.6h202418.3h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2020

Customer-hours without power across West Virginia; April was the worst.

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West Virginia customer-hours without power by month, 2020Jan 965K, Feb 479K, Mar 850K, Apr 2.0M, May 920K, Jun 999K, Jul 1.2M, Aug 1.5M, Sep 593K, Oct 508K, Nov 946K, Dec 576K01M2M3M965KJan479KFeb850KMar2.0MApr920KMay999KJun1.2MJul1.5MAug593KSep508KOct946KNov576KDec
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All 55 West Virginia counties, 2020

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Clay County64.7159K2,4631,546307
2Webster County52.7246K4,6734,673444
3Wirt County35.299K2,8132,813245
4Lincoln County32.7386K11,8202,826421
5Calhoun County30.9108K3,5003,500280
6Pocahontas County28.6131K4,5994,599326
7Wayne County28.4653K22,9955,319512
8Mingo County28.3408K14,4334,433455
9Ritchie County26.2131K4,9844,984351
10Kanawha County25.41.7M65,9998,651281
11Boone County25.0327K13,0902,049437
12Roane County23.0188K8,1583,062398
13Marshall County20.8428K20,5924,536444
14Doddridge County18.070K3,8911,207253
15Braxton County17.5125K7,1574,953391
16Wyoming County17.0117K6,8562,982415
17Raleigh County16.2409K25,2845,875650
18Gilmer County16.174K4,6013,013257
19Jackson County15.0253K16,8506,829517
20Monroe County14.255K3,8292,890388
21Fayette County13.8330K23,8705,606570
22Pendleton County13.644K3,2213,221225
23Logan County13.1271K20,6703,317522
24Wetzel County12.9119K9,2562,547369
25Nicholas County12.5184K14,7252,553500
26McDowell County12.3140K11,3361,915460
27Cabell County11.3745K66,1399,156571
28Tyler County11.153K4,7871,916319
29Greenbrier County10.9218K20,08712,398628
30Mason County10.8162K14,9791,668492
31Summers County10.670K6,6221,098303
32Putnam County9.4329K35,1475,414540
33Barbour County8.979K8,8572,783314
34Ohio County8.9291K32,8584,226565
35Lewis County8.588K10,3772,010359
36Marion County8.2271K33,2847,434589
37Tucker County8.032K4,0271,759186
38Grant County7.947K5,9062,280305
39Taylor County7.465K8,7621,302320
40Hampshire County7.285K11,7602,456478
41Mercer County7.1272K38,0776,077657
42Harrison County7.1300K42,1984,122635
43Pleasants County6.831K4,5053,590187
44Upshur County6.797K14,3932,531428
45Randolph County6.5110K16,9013,308439
46Brooke County5.783K14,5201,978303
47Hardy County5.345K8,5861,472358
48Morgan County5.246K8,7722,371311
49Hancock County5.188K17,0285,607298
50Monongalia County4.9326K66,28313,280694
51Wood County3.9203K52,4144,903720
52Preston County3.362K18,9771,670514
53Mineral County2.335K15,2151,510372
54Jefferson County2.267K30,6642,463589
55Berkeley County1.070K68,8622,604626

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2020

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Monongalia County, WVApril 13, 2020 07:15April 15, 2020 23:452d 16h13,280113K
2Greenbrier County, WVMarch 29, 2020 14:30March 30, 2020 22:151d 7h12,39817K
3Cabell County, WVAugust 25, 2020 22:30September 2, 2020 02:307d 4h9,156194K
4Kanawha County, WVAugust 22, 2020 21:45August 31, 2020 03:008d 5h8,651142K
5Marion County, WVMarch 29, 2020 12:00March 29, 2020 12:4545m7,4341,861
6Kanawha County, WVJuly 20, 2020 11:15July 25, 2020 18:305d 7h6,947105K
7Kanawha County, WVJuly 5, 2020 01:30July 17, 2020 02:0012d6,847148K
8Jackson County, WVApril 23, 2020 17:30April 24, 2020 00:457h 15m6,82911K
9Cabell County, WVApril 12, 2020 22:45April 15, 2020 02:302d 3h6,68074K
10Mercer County, WVSeptember 13, 2020 18:45September 14, 2020 02:157h 30m6,07735K
11Greenbrier County, WVDecember 26, 2020 06:30December 27, 2020 04:0021h 30m6,02033K
12Raleigh County, WVApril 12, 2020 23:15April 18, 2020 16:005d 16h5,87550K
13Cabell County, WVMay 10, 2020 22:00May 11, 2020 21:3023h 30m5,85012K
14Kanawha County, WVApril 11, 2020 09:00April 16, 2020 21:305d 12h5,68087K
15Hancock County, WVApril 4, 2020 16:15April 4, 2020 17:151h5,6074,491
16Fayette County, WVNovember 15, 2020 11:15November 16, 2020 22:151d 11h5,60614K
17Putnam County, WVApril 9, 2020 05:15April 11, 2020 17:002d 11h5,41447K
18Cabell County, WVSeptember 29, 2020 09:15October 2, 2020 05:452d 20h5,38616K
19Monongalia County, WVApril 10, 2020 00:00April 10, 2020 22:3022h 30m5,36116K
20Wayne County, WVOctober 26, 2020 19:45October 27, 2020 00:154h 30m5,31921K
21Fayette County, WVApril 21, 2020 16:00April 23, 2020 00:151d 8h5,2798,540
22Kanawha County, WVJanuary 11, 2020 10:00January 18, 2020 18:157d 8h5,26799K
23Fayette County, WVApril 12, 2020 22:45April 15, 2020 20:152d 21h5,00677K
24Ritchie County, WVAugust 3, 2020 12:30August 3, 2020 19:156h 45m4,98432K
25Braxton County, WVMarch 29, 2020 17:15March 31, 2020 04:451d 11h4,95314K
EAGLE-I tracked about 100% of West Virginia's electricity customers in 2020; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
West Virginia by year:2025202420232022202120192018201720162015
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALMSNJNC

Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.