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Power Outages in Hampshire County, WV

The Potomac Edison Company has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.

Hampshire County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.

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The Potomac Edison Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Live status by utility · Hampshire County

0.0%of this county's ~16,470 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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Only visible while reporting outages: The Potomac Edison Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
The Potomac Edison CompanyOutages onlynone reported------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Hampshire 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
362
Oxygen service
190
Dialysis (facility)
88
Home health / hospice
183
By ZIP code (16)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2675793≤1177≤11
2670486≤1168≤11
2671134027≤11
2543434≤1126≤11
2680816≤11160
26763140120
25444120≤110
26865≤110≤110
26852≤11≤11≤110
26817≤110≤110
26761≤110≤110
26755≤110≤110
26722≤11≤11≤110
26714≤110≤110
25437≤110≤110
25431≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Hampshire County, WV

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Hampshire County

Hampshire County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Freeze Warning ×1
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Hampshire County, WV outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 6h 35m

  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: 276 customers out (1.6% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 10h 35m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026

Outage trend · Hampshire County, WV
0customers out · peak 1
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Hampshire County, WV: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 1 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,399 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 11.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Hampshire County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 10.2h, 2016 12.9h, 2017 18.8h, 2018 14.8h, 2019 36.6h, 2020 7.2h, 2021 9.9h, 2022 62.8h, 2023 6.5h, 2024 12.4h, 2025 11.5h. Highlighted: 2022.02040608010.2h201512.9h201618.8h201714.8h201836.6h20197.2h20209.9h202162.8h20226.5h202312.4h202411.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 9,399 customers out) · decade average 18.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154004,01410.2
20164634,62412.9
20173698,04418.8
20184496,75414.8
20195095,97136.6
20204782,4567.2
20214915,3779.9
20224809,39962.8
20234601,8266.5
20244614,22012.4
20255031,87711.5

Cost of power in Hampshire County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Hampshire 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.

13.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 41% 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
December 15, 20229,3995d 13h
July 11, 20178,0442h 15m
March 2, 20186,7544d
February 24, 20195,9715d 17h
February 12, 20175,6921d 21h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 18.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low

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

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Power outages in Hampshire County: FAQ

How often does Hampshire County, WV lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Hampshire County, WV logged 503 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Hampshire County, WV?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,399 customers without power, beginning December 15, 2022 and lasting about 5d 13h.
Is there a power outage in Hampshire County, WV right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Hampshire County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Hampshire County, WV?
Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Nearby counties
Allegany CountyFrederick CountyGrant CountyHardy County
ZIP codes in Hampshire County

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

25431, 25434, 25437, 25444, 26704, 26711, 26714, 26722, 26755, 26757, 26761, 26763, 26808, 26817, 26823, 26852, 26865

Electric providers serving this county

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

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
The Potomac Edison Company6.9 hrsOutages only
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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/54027 and /api/v1/counties/54027/history.