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Power Outages in Fayette County, WV

As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Fayette County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.1 hours.

Fayette County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.

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No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Fayette County.

Live status by utility · Fayette County

99%of this county's ~22,776 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Appalachian Power CoLive · county022,6520.0%-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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Fayette 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.

Power-dependent
1,197
Oxygen service
475
Dialysis (facility)
178
Home health / hospice
378
By ZIP code (25)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2590128916244≤11
25880185≤11163≤11
25840160≤11135≤11
2513663≤11480
2591754≤11470
2583149≤1146≤11
2581230≤11250
2518628≤11220
26680260210
25938210210
25085160≤110
25854150≤110
2590414≤11140
25161140140
2503614≤11120
25059130130
25862120≤110
25936≤110≤110
25879≤110≤110
25846≤11≤11≤110
25837≤110≤110
25173≤11≤11≤110
25139≤110≤110
25119≤110≤11≤11
25031≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Fayette County, WV

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Fayette County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Fayette County

Fayette County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×11
  • Flood Watch ×8
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
  • Wind Advisory ×4
  • Flood Warning ×3
  • Freeze Warning ×3

Latest Fayette County, WV outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 8d 8h

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 311 customers out (1.3% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 8h 20m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

Outage trend · Fayette County, WV
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC
Fayette County, WV: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.816 AM12 PM6 PMOct 19
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Fayette County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 13.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,737 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 13.1 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Fayette County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 17.5h, 2016 16.1h, 2017 42.1h, 2018 20.1h, 2019 13.3h, 2020 13.8h, 2021 13.4h, 2022 20.7h, 2023 18.1h, 2024 52.1h, 2025 13.1h. Highlighted: 2024.020406017.5h201516.1h201642.1h201720.1h201813.3h201913.8h202013.4h202120.7h202218.1h202352.1h202413.1h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 17,737 customers out) · decade average 21.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154453,76117.5
20164457,33316.1
201743417,25442.1
20184934,83320.1
20195825,38413.3
20205705,60613.8
20215175,29013.4
20225859,40220.7
20236588,16018.1
202467417,73752.1
20257144,84213.1

Cost of power in Fayette County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Fayette 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.

17.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 69% since 2015
vs West Virginia avg 15.8¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
April 1, 202417,7375d 9h
March 1, 201717,25410d 18h
May 26, 202411,7293d 21h
June 17, 20229,4024d 1h
April 1, 20238,1602d 13h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 21.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Fayette County: FAQ

How often does Fayette County, WV lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, WV logged 714 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, WV?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,737 customers without power, beginning April 1, 2024 and lasting about 5d 9h.
Is there a power outage in Fayette County, WV right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Fayette County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Fayette County, WV?
Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Nearby counties
Greenbrier CountyKanawha CountyNicholas CountyRaleigh County
ZIP codes in Fayette County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County (showing 40 of 42).

25002, 25031, 25036, 25040, 25057, 25059, 25085, 25090, 25115, 25118, 25119, 25136, 25139, 25152, 25161, 25173, 25185, 25186, 25812, 25831, 25837, 25840, 25846, 25854, 25855, 25862, 25864, 25866, 25868, 25879, 25901, 25904, 25907, 25917, 25936, 25938, 25942, 25962, 25976, 25986

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Appalachian Power Co18.0 hrsLive · county
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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/54019 and /api/v1/counties/54019/history.