Power Outages in Clay County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 04:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co and Appalachian Power Co in Clay County, WV. There is no live feed for Black Diamond Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 114.3 hours.
Clay County, WV is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/clay-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clay County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/clay-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co and Appalachian Power Co in Clay County.
No live feed for Black Diamond Power Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
95%of this county's ~4,056 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Diamond Power Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,939 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 1,921 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Black Diamond Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monongahela Power Co and Appalachian Power Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Clay 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 13 towns with no outages
| BIG OTTER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CHLOE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 48 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CLAY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 360 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 82 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DUCK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 384 | 0.0% | - | - |
| IVYDALE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 496 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NEBO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 142 | 0.0% | - | - |
| OVAPA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 80 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PROCIOUS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 16 | 0.0% | - | - |
| STRANGE CREEK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 30 | 0.0% | - | - |
| VALLEY FORK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 48 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WALLBACK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 205 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WIDEN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 43 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Clay 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 Clay 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25043 | 47 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 25063 | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 25164 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 25133 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 25125 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 25113 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 25019 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 25285 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25111 | 16 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 26617 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25141 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25088 | ≤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 Clay County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Clay County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Warning ×6
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Clay County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 476 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 476 customers out (12% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 105 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 114.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,463 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 114.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,463 customers out) · decade average 102.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 237 | 2,463 | 113.8 |
| 2016 | 252 | 2,463 | 177.7 |
| 2017 | 285 | 2,463 | 105.2 |
| 2018 | 303 | 1,081 | 57.7 |
| 2019 | 334 | 1,772 | 95.1 |
| 2020 | 307 | 1,546 | 64.7 |
| 2021 | 299 | 1,207 | 52.5 |
| 2022 | 298 | 1,394 | 100.3 |
| 2023 | 285 | 1,946 | 71.5 |
| 2024 | 302 | 2,463 | 178.1 |
| 2025 | 326 | 2,463 | 114.3 |
Cost of power in Clay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clay 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
- Monongahela Power Co14.3¢334,336 cust
- Black Diamond Power Co20.1¢3,243 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 102.8 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 Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, WV logged 326 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 114.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,463 customers without power, beginning October 22, 2015 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
25019, 25030, 25043, 25088, 25111, 25113, 25125, 25133, 25141, 25164, 25211, 25285
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 | |
| Monongahela Power Co | 20.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Black Diamond Power Co | - | No live feed | - |
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/54015 and /api/v1/counties/54015/history.