Power Outages in Calhoun County, WV
Is there a power outage in Calhoun County, WV right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Calhoun County, WV across 1 reported incident.
Calhoun County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 49.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/calhoun-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Calhoun County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/calhoun-county
Report an outage in Calhoun 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 ~4,451 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 | 1 | 4,409 | 0.0% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 18:30 UTC |
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 Calhoun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLDSBURG | Monongahela Power Co | 1 | 684 | 0.1% | October 19, 2026 18:30 UTC | - |
Show 13 towns with no outages
| ANNAMORIAH | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 27 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BIG BEND | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 382 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BIG SPRINGS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 358 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CHLOE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 467 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CRESTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 140 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FIVE FORKS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GRANTSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,259 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MILLSTONE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 227 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MOUNT ZION | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 337 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NORMANTOWN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 39 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ORMA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 416 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROSEDALE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 34 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHOCK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26147 | 44 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 25234 | 21 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 25235 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 25268 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 26136 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25261 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Calhoun County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Calhoun County right now.
Calhoun County has been under 67 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×18
- Flood Warning ×16
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×3
Latest Calhoun County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 310 customers out (7.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 54m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Calhoun County went about 49.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,500 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 49.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 3,500 customers out) · decade average 41.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 275 | 3,500 | 94.7 |
| 2016 | 234 | 3,126 | 42.2 |
| 2017 | 270 | 3,500 | 36.3 |
| 2018 | 318 | 1,511 | 21.0 |
| 2019 | 311 | 1,752 | 35.5 |
| 2020 | 280 | 3,500 | 30.9 |
| 2021 | 285 | 2,867 | 21.1 |
| 2022 | 294 | 3,170 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | 243 | 1,564 | 54.4 |
| 2024 | 265 | 1,998 | 33.6 |
| 2025 | 324 | 3,500 | 49.9 |
Cost of power in Calhoun County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Calhoun 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 · 41.9 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 Calhoun County: FAQ
- How often does Calhoun County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Calhoun County, WV logged 324 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 49.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Calhoun County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,500 customers without power, beginning July 31, 2017 and lasting about 2h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Calhoun County, WV right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Calhoun County, WV across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Calhoun County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Calhoun County.
25234, 25235, 25261, 25268, 26136, 26138, 26141, 26147, 26151, 26152
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 Calhoun 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/54013 and /api/v1/counties/54013/history. Live data as of .