Power Outages in Berkeley County, WV
Is there a power outage in Berkeley County, WV right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Berkeley County, WV across 1 reported incident.
Berkeley County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/berkeley-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Berkeley County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/berkeley-county
Report an outage in Berkeley County, WV
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
100%of this county's ~54,692 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | Live · county | 1 | 58,525 | 0.0% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 22:30 UTC |
The Potomac Edison Company reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Berkeley County
Town-by-town counts as reported by The Potomac Edison Company, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERRARDSTOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 1 | 2,248 | 0.0% | October 19, 2026 22:30 UTC | - |
Show 8 towns with no outages
| BERKELEY SPRINGS | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 157 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BUNKER HILL | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 5,018 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FALLING WATERS | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 6,698 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GLENGARY | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 162 | 0.0% | - | - |
| INWOOD | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 6,917 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KEARNEYSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,184 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MARTINSBURG | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 35,965 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHEPHERDSTOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 176 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Berkeley County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Berkeley 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25404 | 200 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 25401 | 174 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 25427 | 155 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 25405 | 136 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 25419 | 133 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 25428 | 116 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 25403 | 113 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 25413 | 94 | ≤11 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 25420 | 46 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 25421 | ≤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 Berkeley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Berkeley County right now.
Berkeley County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Berkeley County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 596 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 593 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,547 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Berkeley County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,826 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 7,826 customers out) · decade average 1.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 711 | 4,212 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 662 | 7,716 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 625 | 4,818 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 596 | 4,465 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 680 | 3,554 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 626 | 2,604 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 676 | 2,753 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 684 | 7,826 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 638 | 1,995 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 636 | 2,462 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 707 | 3,952 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Berkeley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Berkeley 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.
- The Potomac Edison Company13.1¢138,070 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 1.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Berkeley County: FAQ
- How often does Berkeley County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Berkeley County, WV logged 707 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Berkeley County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,826 customers without power, beginning July 23, 2022 and lasting about 2d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Berkeley County, WV right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Berkeley County, WV across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Berkeley County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Berkeley County.
25401, 25403, 25404, 25405, 25413, 25419, 25420, 25421, 25427, 25428
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Berkeley County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
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/54003 and /api/v1/counties/54003/history. Live data as of .