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Power Outages in Gilmer County, WV

As of October 19, 2026 03:30 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Gilmer County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 45.9 hours.

Gilmer County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.

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Gilmer County, WV
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No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Gilmer County.

Live status by utility · Gilmer County

99%of this county's ~4,087 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Monongahela Power CoLive · county04,0530.0%-0-

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 Gilmer 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 .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
No outages reported in any town by Monongahela Power Co.
Show 19 towns with no outages
BIG SPRINGSMonongahela Power Co0320.0%--
BURNSVILLEMonongahela Power Co01080.0%--
CEDARVILLEMonongahela Power Co01540.0%--
COPENMonongahela Power Co0690.0%--
COXS MILLSMonongahela Power Co03260.0%--
GLENVILLEMonongahela Power Co01,8060.0%--
LETTER GAPMonongahela Power Co0300.0%--
LINNMonongahela Power Co02560.0%--
LOCKNEYMonongahela Power Co0180.0%--
NEW MILTONMonongahela Power Co0240.0%--
NORMANTOWNMonongahela Power Co04380.0%--
ORLANDOMonongahela Power Co0660.0%--
ROSEDALEMonongahela Power Co01080.0%--
SAND FORKMonongahela Power Co02270.0%--
SHOCKMonongahela Power Co0700.0%--
STOUTS MILLSMonongahela Power Co0420.0%--
TANNERMonongahela Power Co01260.0%--
TROYMonongahela Power Co01400.0%--
VADISMonongahela Power Co0130.0%--

Active outages in Gilmer County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Gilmer 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
149
Oxygen service
96
Dialysis (facility)
22
Home health / hospice
110
By ZIP code (10)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2635141≤1133≤11
26137210170
2663617≤11130
25267170140
26638≤110≤110
26611≤110≤110
26443≤110≤110
26430≤110≤110
26384≤110≤110
26342≤11≤11≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Gilmer County, WV

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

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  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Gilmer County

Gilmer County has been under 72 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×20
  • Flash Flood Warning ×16
  • Flood Warning ×13
  • Flood Watch ×11
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
  • Tornado Warning ×3

Latest Gilmer County, WV outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 20m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 188 customers out (4.1% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 21m

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 122 customers out (2.7% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15h 35m

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

Outage trend · Gilmer County, WV
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:20 UTC
Gilmer County, WV: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:20 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Gilmer County went about 45.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,601 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 45.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Gilmer County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 77.3h, 2016 17.7h, 2017 37.3h, 2018 13.1h, 2019 21.4h, 2020 16.1h, 2021 11.8h, 2022 27.2h, 2023 34.1h, 2024 17.8h, 2025 45.9h. Highlighted: 2015.02040608077.3h201517.7h201637.3h201713.1h201821.4h201916.1h202011.8h202127.2h202234.1h202317.8h202445.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2015 (peak 4,601 customers out) · decade average 29.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20152484,60177.3
20162462,33617.7
20172144,33037.3
20182752,56013.1
20192723,00921.4
20202573,01316.1
20212491,23811.8
20222653,00327.2
20232223,69734.1
20242181,63717.8
20252703,09945.9

Cost of power in Gilmer County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Gilmer 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.

14.3¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 38% 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
March 4, 20154,6013d 19h
July 21, 20174,33010h 30m
April 1, 20233,6973d 3h
December 19, 20253,0993d 19h
May 1, 20173,0261d 9h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very Low hurricanes exposure · 29.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windVery Low
WildfireVery Low
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Power outages in Gilmer County: FAQ

How often does Gilmer County, WV lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Gilmer County, WV logged 270 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 45.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Gilmer County, WV?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,601 customers without power, beginning March 4, 2015 and lasting about 3d 19h.
Is there a power outage in Gilmer County, WV right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Gilmer County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Gilmer County, WV?
Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Nearby counties
Braxton CountyCalhoun CountyDoddridge CountyLewis County
ZIP codes in Gilmer County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gilmer County.

25267, 26137, 26342, 26351, 26384, 26430, 26443, 26611, 26638

Electric providers serving this county

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

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Monongahela Power Co20.8 hrsLive · 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/54021 and /api/v1/counties/54021/history.