Power Outages in Grant County, WV
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Grant County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.2 hours.
Grant County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Outage started August 7, 2026 · peaked at 511 customers without power · resolved
No active power outages are currently reported in Grant County.
No active NWS alerts for Grant County right now.
Grant County has been under 50 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Heat Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
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 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 509 customers out (8.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 511 customers out (8.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 899 customers out (15% 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 6,472 customers.
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 | 6,472 | 17.2 |
| 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 |
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 6,472 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 MONONGAHELA POWER CO, 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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54023 and /api/v1/counties/54023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers).