Power Outages in Brooke County, WV
Monongahela Power Co and Wheeling Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 31.0 hours.
Brooke County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/brooke-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brooke County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/brooke-county
Monongahela Power Co and Wheeling Power Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~11,644 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co, Wheeling Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheeling Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Brooke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26070 | 176 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 26037 | 128 | ≤11 | 102 | ≤11 |
| 26035 | 58 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 26075 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 26032 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26030 | ≤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 Brooke County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Brooke County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Brooke County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 446 customers out (3.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Brooke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brooke County went about 31.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,702 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 31.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 9,702 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 252 | 2,328 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 281 | 2,496 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 273 | 3,098 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 271 | 1,542 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 306 | 4,913 | 14.1 |
| 2020 | 303 | 1,978 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 292 | 2,556 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 288 | 3,062 | 10.5 |
| 2023 | 309 | 2,538 | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 229 | 1,515 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 337 | 9,702 | 31.0 |
Cost of power in Brooke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brooke 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
- Wheeling Power Co17.6¢34,202 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 ice storms exposure · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Brooke County: FAQ
- How often does Brooke County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brooke County, WV logged 337 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 31.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brooke County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,702 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 4d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Brooke County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brooke County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brooke County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brooke County.
26030, 26032, 26035, 26037, 26058, 26070, 26075
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 | - |
| Wheeling Power Co | 11.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/54009 and /api/v1/counties/54009/history.