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2023 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 13.6 hours — the 6th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.6
Peak customers out
12,305
Rank (worst state)
6th
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2023

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

1Kanawha County12,3052Harrison County9,9773Wayne County9,1134Fayette County8,1605Monongalia County7,7006Marion County7,2737Cabell County6,6948Mason County6,6389Wood County6,47210Mingo County6,28011Jackson County6,00712Raleigh County5,99913Greenbrier County5,61314Putnam County5,59815Marshall County5,41116Lewis County4,96217Mineral County4,67418Logan County4,09419Mercer County3,87520Nicholas County3,773

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kanawha CountyJuly 27, 202312,305
Kanawha CountyMarch 31, 202310,797
Harrison CountyDecember 9, 20239,977
Wayne CountyMarch 24, 20239,113
Wayne CountyMarch 3, 20238,760
Kanawha CountyMarch 2, 20238,589
Fayette CountyApril 1, 20238,160
Monongalia CountyMarch 25, 20237,700
Marion CountyAugust 7, 20237,273
Kanawha CountyMarch 25, 20236,878
West Virginia by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARLA

Part of the 2023 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.