Power Outages in Braxton County, WV
Is there a power outage in Braxton County, WV right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 02:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Braxton County, WV.
Braxton County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 46.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/braxton-county
- As of
- October 20, 2026 02:15 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Braxton County, WV", live data as of October 20, 2026 02:15 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/braxton-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Braxton County.
Report an outage in Braxton 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.
No outage contact on file for Monongahela Power Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
99%of this county's ~7,943 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 7,886 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Monongahela 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.
Municipalities in Braxton County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Monongahela Power Co, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by Monongahela Power Co. | ||||||
Show 21 towns with no outages
| BURNSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 612 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CLEM | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CORLEY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DUCK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 346 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELMIRA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | - | - |
| EXCHANGE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 322 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FALLS MILL | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 32 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FLATWOODS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 422 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FRAMETOWN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 804 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GASSAWAY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,629 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GEM | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GLENDON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | - | - |
| IRELAND | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 134 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LITTLE BIRCH | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 243 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NAPIER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 198 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NEWVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 27 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ORLANDO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 128 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROSEDALE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 118 | 0.0% | - | - |
| STRANGE CREEK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 158 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SUTTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 2,631 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WILSIE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Braxton 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 Braxton 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26601 | 92 | ≤11 | 83 | 0 |
| 26624 | 70 | ≤11 | 63 | 0 |
| 26623 | 40 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 26335 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 26621 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 26631 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26629 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26627 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26376 | ≤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 Braxton County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Braxton County has been under 61 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 20, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×22
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flood Warning ×10
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
Latest Braxton County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 757 customers out (9.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 780 customers out (9.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 8h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Braxton County went about 46.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,157 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 46.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 6,148 customers out) · decade average 32.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 382 | 6,148 | 75.5 |
| 2016 | 409 | 7,157 | 34.8 |
| 2017 | 333 | 7,157 | 47.2 |
| 2018 | 418 | 1,711 | 15.6 |
| 2019 | 460 | 3,704 | 21.4 |
| 2020 | 391 | 4,953 | 17.5 |
| 2021 | 387 | 1,841 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 413 | 2,975 | 22.6 |
| 2023 | 389 | 2,914 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 346 | 4,476 | 40.1 |
| 2025 | 394 | 5,241 | 46.7 |
Cost of power in Braxton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Braxton 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 32.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Braxton County: FAQ
- How often does Braxton County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Braxton County, WV logged 394 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 46.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Braxton County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,157 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 3d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Braxton County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 02:15 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Braxton County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Braxton County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Braxton County.
25063, 26335, 26376, 26601, 26615, 26619, 26621, 26623, 26624, 26627, 26629, 26631, 26636
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 Braxton County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | 20.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/54007 and /api/v1/counties/54007/history.