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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 any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
11.4
Peak customers out
13,280
Rank (worst state)
9th
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2020

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

1Monongalia County13,2802Greenbrier County12,3983Cabell County9,1564Kanawha County8,6515Marion County7,4346Jackson County6,8297Ritchie County6,2198Pocahontas County6,0809Mercer County6,07710Raleigh County5,87511Hancock County5,60712Fayette County5,60613Putnam County5,41414Wayne County5,31915Webster County5,12816Braxton County4,95317Wood County4,90318Marshall County4,53619Mingo County4,43320Calhoun County4,422

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Monongalia CountyApril 13, 202013,280
Greenbrier CountyMarch 29, 202012,398
Cabell CountyAugust 25, 20209,156
Kanawha CountyAugust 22, 20208,651
Marion CountyMarch 29, 20207,434
Kanawha CountyJuly 20, 20206,947
Kanawha CountyJuly 5, 20206,847
Jackson CountyApril 23, 20206,829
Cabell CountyApril 12, 20206,680
Ritchie CountyAugust 3, 20206,219
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.