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Power Outages in Boone County, WV

As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Boone County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 35.1 hours.

Boone County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.

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No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Boone County.

Live status by utility · Boone County

96%of this county's ~11,307 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Appalachian Power CoLive · county010,9040.0%-0-

Appalachian Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Boone 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.

Power-dependent
652
Oxygen service
281
Dialysis (facility)
121
Home health / hospice
275
By ZIP code (21)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
25053161≤11140≤11
251301081387≤11
2518141≤1131≤11
2520829≤11260
2500929≤11270
2520928≤11210
2508123≤1117≤11
2515422≤11190
2552921≤11180
2502421≤1116≤11
2520619≤1117≤11
2514819≤11140
2510819≤11130
2511415≤11120
25049120≤110
25204≤110≤110
25193≤11≤11≤110
25165≤11≤11≤110
25142≤110≤110
25028≤110≤110
25021≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Boone County, WV

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Boone County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Boone County

Boone County has been under 58 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Flash Flood Warning ×17
  • Flood Watch ×15
  • Special Weather Statement ×14
  • Flood Warning ×5
  • Freeze Warning ×3
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2

Latest Boone County, WV outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 9d

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 25, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 25, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

Outage trend · Boone County, WV
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Boone County, WV: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Boone County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Boone County went about 35.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,483 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 35.1 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Boone County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 22.1h, 2016 41.5h, 2017 31.8h, 2018 22.8h, 2019 23.6h, 2020 25.0h, 2021 18.1h, 2022 27.4h, 2023 13.6h, 2024 30.4h, 2025 35.1h. Highlighted: 2016.020406022.1h201541.5h201631.8h201722.8h201823.6h201925.0h202018.1h202127.4h202213.6h202330.4h202435.1h2025
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Worst year here was 2016 (peak 5,483 customers out) · decade average 26.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20153143,98122.1
20163385,48341.5
20173185,37931.8
20184222,73722.8
20194584,11223.6
20204372,04925.0
20214652,21618.1
20224792,67127.4
20234761,23013.6
20244964,08130.4
20255204,48835.1

Cost of power in Boone County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Boone 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.

17.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 69% since 2015
vs West Virginia avg 15.8¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
April 6, 20165,4834d 14h
March 1, 20175,3794d 8h
April 3, 20164,7961d 2h
June 11, 20254,48821h 30m
May 16, 20254,2453d 4h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 26.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

FloodingRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Boone County: FAQ

How often does Boone County, WV lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Boone County, WV logged 520 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 35.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Boone County, WV?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,483 customers without power, beginning April 6, 2016 and lasting about 4d 14h.
Is there a power outage in Boone County, WV right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Boone County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Boone County, WV?
Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Nearby counties
Kanawha CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyRaleigh County
ZIP codes in Boone County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Boone County.

25009, 25021, 25024, 25028, 25047, 25049, 25051, 25053, 25081, 25093, 25108, 25114, 25130, 25142, 25148, 25149, 25154, 25165, 25169, 25181, 25193, 25203, 25204, 25205, 25206, 25208, 25209, 25529

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Appalachian Power Co18.0 hrsLive · county
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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/54005 and /api/v1/counties/54005/history.