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2024 West Virginia Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average West Virginia customer went without power for about 21.6 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
21.6
Peak customers out
59,406
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
20

West Virginia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit West Virginia counties in 2024

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

1Kanawha County59,4062Mercer County24,4833Fayette County17,7374Cabell County16,4165Greenbrier County12,9596Nicholas County10,5487Wayne County10,3358Raleigh County10,2509Monongalia County8,53310Putnam County8,48011Logan County8,40012Mason County8,23313Lincoln County7,20614Wood County6,29815Wyoming County6,26316Upshur County5,74917Marshall County5,10818Jackson County5,01819Preston County4,92620McDowell County4,886

Biggest West Virginia outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kanawha CountyMarch 30, 202459,406
Mercer CountySeptember 25, 202424,483
Fayette CountyApril 1, 202417,737
Cabell CountyApril 2, 202416,416
Greenbrier CountyMay 26, 202412,959
Fayette CountyMay 26, 202411,729
Nicholas CountyApril 2, 202410,548
Wayne CountyApril 2, 202410,335
Raleigh CountySeptember 24, 202410,250
Cabell CountySeptember 27, 20248,987
West Virginia by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.