Power Outages in Hardy County, WV
Is there a power outage in Hardy County, WV right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company in Hardy County, WV.
Hardy County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/hardy-county
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- October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hardy County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/hardy-county
No active outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company in Hardy County.
Report an outage in Hardy County, WV
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
100%of this county's ~10,184 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | Live · county | 0 | 10,501 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
The Potomac Edison Company 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 Hardy County
Town-by-town counts as reported by The Potomac Edison Company, 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 .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by The Potomac Edison Company. | ||||||
Show 11 towns with no outages
| BAKER | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,021 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FISHER | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 538 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LOST CITY | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 651 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MATHIAS | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,503 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MILAM | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 57 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MOOREFIELD | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 4,173 | 0.0% | - | - |
| OLD FIELDS | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 508 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PURGITSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 176 | 0.0% | - | - |
| RIG | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 95 | 0.0% | - | - |
| RIO | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 206 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WARDENSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,573 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Hardy County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hardy 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26836 | 106 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 26851 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 26812 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 26845 | 17 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 26801 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 26818 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26810 | ≤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 Hardy County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hardy County right now.
Hardy County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Hardy County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 34m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 113 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hardy County went about 21.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,192 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 21.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 2,977 customers out) · decade average 14.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 336 | 5,192 | 10.1 |
| 2016 | 359 | 3,406 | 19.2 |
| 2017 | 294 | 4,476 | 14.1 |
| 2018 | 330 | 3,310 | 11.6 |
| 2019 | 343 | 2,275 | 16.6 |
| 2020 | 358 | 1,472 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 349 | 983 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 373 | 2,977 | 33.9 |
| 2023 | 339 | 1,452 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 331 | 2,215 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 360 | 4,886 | 21.6 |
Cost of power in Hardy County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hardy 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.
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 14.6 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 Hardy County: FAQ
- How often does Hardy County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hardy County, WV logged 360 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hardy County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,192 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2015 and lasting about 1d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Hardy County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 17:55 UTC, no outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company in Hardy County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Hardy County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hardy County.
26801, 26810, 26812, 26818, 26836, 26838, 26845, 26851
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Hardy County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
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/54031 and /api/v1/counties/54031/history.