Power Outages in Barbour County, WV
Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Philippi Municipal Electric. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.2 hours.
Barbour County, WV is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/barbour-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barbour County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/barbour-county
Monongahela Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc and Philippi Municipal Electric: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~6,420 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc, Philippi Municipal Electric. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philippi Municipal Electric | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Barbour Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26416 | 153 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 26250 | 128 | ≤11 | 112 | ≤11 |
| 26405 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26238 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26349 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26275 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Barbour County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Barbour County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Barbour County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barbour County went about 18.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,376 customers.
The US EIA reports West Virginia utilities averaged 16.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 18.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 5,376 customers out) · decade average 14.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 328 | 2,952 | 25.3 |
| 2016 | 322 | 5,376 | 27.2 |
| 2017 | 268 | 2,290 | 11.0 |
| 2018 | 285 | 2,462 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 306 | 2,148 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 314 | 2,783 | 8.9 |
| 2021 | 281 | 1,672 | 9.2 |
| 2022 | 328 | 3,319 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | 290 | 2,774 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 268 | 2,476 | 14.0 |
| 2025 | 332 | 3,292 | 18.2 |
Cost of power in Barbour County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barbour County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Monongahela Power Co14.3¢334,336 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 14.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Barbour County: FAQ
- How often does Barbour County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barbour County, WV logged 332 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barbour County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,376 customers without power, beginning May 14, 2016 and lasting about 2h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Barbour County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Barbour County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Barbour County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barbour County.
26238, 26250, 26275, 26349, 26405, 26416
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | 20.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Philippi Municipal Electric | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54001 and /api/v1/counties/54001/history.