Power Outages in Cabell County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Cabell County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
Cabell County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/cabell-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cabell County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/cabell-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Cabell County.
99%of this county's ~50,036 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 49,473 | 0.0% | - | 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, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cabell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25701 | 427 | 16 | 344 | ≤11 |
| 25705 | 296 | 19 | 235 | ≤11 |
| 25504 | 244 | 17 | 185 | ≤11 |
| 25541 | 186 | 16 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 25702 | 169 | ≤11 | 145 | 0 |
| 25510 | 93 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 25545 | 83 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 25703 | 47 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 25559 | 46 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 25537 | 42 | ≤11 | 35 | 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 Cabell County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Cabell County has been under 50 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flood Warning ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Cabell County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 863 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 15, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 385 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,161 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cabell County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Huntingtonno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cabell County went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,274 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 35,274 customers out) · decade average 15.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 529 | 6,813 | 10.0 |
| 2016 | 539 | 6,156 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | 504 | 9,311 | 8.9 |
| 2018 | 549 | 18,220 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 599 | 11,067 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 571 | 9,156 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 477 | 35,274 | 72.9 |
| 2022 | 622 | 9,144 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | 692 | 6,694 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 681 | 16,416 | 15.4 |
| 2025 | 699 | 2,940 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Cabell County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cabell 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.
- Appalachian Power Co17.0¢347,654 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 High ice storms exposure · 15.8 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 Cabell County: FAQ
- How often does Cabell County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cabell County, WV logged 699 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cabell County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,274 customers without power, beginning February 10, 2021 and lasting about 30d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Cabell County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cabell County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cabell County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Huntington. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Cabell County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cabell County.
25504, 25510, 25520, 25537, 25541, 25545, 25559, 25701, 25702, 25703, 25705, 25755
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 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/54011 and /api/v1/counties/54011/history.