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2021 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 21.4 hours — the 3rd worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
21.4
Peak customers out
35,274
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2021

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

1Cabell County35,2742Wayne County18,9013Putnam County17,4054Marion County8,4935Lincoln County8,0466Greenbrier County7,8747Wood County7,5198Ohio County6,0979Kanawha County6,08410Jackson County5,78511Hampshire County5,37712Fayette County5,29013Mason County4,60314Mineral County4,24015Hancock County4,11816Jefferson County4,01817Mingo County3,65418Logan County3,64919Webster County3,52720Pendleton County3,521

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cabell CountyFebruary 10, 202135,274
Wayne CountyFebruary 10, 202118,901
Putnam CountyFebruary 11, 202117,405
Marion CountyJune 13, 20218,493
Lincoln CountyFebruary 11, 20218,046
Greenbrier CountyApril 30, 20217,874
Wood CountyNovember 8, 20217,519
Wood CountyOctober 12, 20217,498
Greenbrier CountyFebruary 21, 20217,465
Greenbrier CountyFebruary 4, 20217,461
West Virginia by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMITXORMSKY

Part of the 2021 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.