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2022 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 18.5 hours — the 4th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
18.5
Peak customers out
17,192
Rank (worst state)
4th
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2022

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

1Kanawha County17,1922Ohio County15,8043Wood County10,9494Putnam County10,2105Marshall County9,6446Fayette County9,4027Hampshire County9,3998Hancock County9,1909Cabell County9,14410Mingo County7,95611Berkeley County7,82612Marion County6,30413Jackson County6,25814Ritchie County6,18915Logan County5,99616Pendleton County5,96317Wayne County5,30018Randolph County5,27319Lewis County5,20720Monongalia County4,643

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kanawha CountyJanuary 16, 202217,192
Ohio CountyJune 11, 202215,804
Kanawha CountyJune 13, 202215,530
Wood CountyJune 14, 202210,949
Putnam CountyJune 14, 202210,210
Marshall CountyFebruary 3, 20229,644
Fayette CountyJune 17, 20229,402
Hampshire CountyDecember 15, 20229,399
Hancock CountyFebruary 3, 20229,190
Cabell CountyJune 13, 20229,144
West Virginia by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLVTAKMI

Part of the 2022 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.