Power Outages in Grant County, WV
The Potomac Edison Company has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Virginia Electric & Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.2 hours.
Grant County, WV is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/grant-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Grant County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/grant-county
The Potomac Edison Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Monongahela Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Virginia Electric & Power Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~8,881 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: The Potomac Edison Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Potomac Edison Company | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Grant 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26847 | 86 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 26743 | 36 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 26833 | 30 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 26739 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 26855 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26731 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26720 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26707 | ≤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 Grant County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Grant County right now.
Grant County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Grant County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 869 customers out (9.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 276 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 177 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 440 customers out (7.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 173 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Grant County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Grant County went about 18.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,906 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 18.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,997 customers out) · decade average 13.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 252 | 4,152 | 11.4 |
| 2016 | 265 | 5,906 | 17.1 |
| 2017 | 242 | 4,166 | 15.6 |
| 2018 | 276 | 2,079 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 306 | 2,997 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 305 | 2,280 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 347 | 2,290 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 330 | 1,693 | 20.5 |
| 2023 | 327 | 1,778 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | 317 | 1,280 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 395 | 4,004 | 18.2 |
Cost of power in Grant County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Grant 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
- The Potomac Edison Company13.1¢138,070 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 13.7 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 Grant County: FAQ
- How often does Grant County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Grant County, WV logged 395 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Grant County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,906 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2016 and lasting about 2d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Grant County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Grant County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Grant County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Grant County.
26707, 26720, 26731, 26739, 26833, 26847, 26855
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | 20.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Outages only | |
| Virginia Electric & 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/54023 and /api/v1/counties/54023/history.