Power Outages in Jefferson 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 4.0 hours.
Jefferson County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/jefferson-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jefferson County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/jefferson-county
The Potomac Edison Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
0.0%of this county's ~29,091 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: The Potomac Edison Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25414 | 159 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 25425 | 116 | ≤11 | 88 | 0 |
| 25430 | 109 | ≤11 | 91 | 0 |
| 25438 | 66 | 0 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 25443 | 58 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 25442 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 25446 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25432 | ≤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 Jefferson County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Jefferson County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Jefferson County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,503 customers out (7.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 462 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,930 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 4.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,492 customers out) · decade average 4.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 542 | 20,930 | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 558 | 3,282 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 495 | 4,448 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 508 | 3,732 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 553 | 2,935 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 589 | 2,463 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 565 | 4,018 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 586 | 2,577 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 513 | 2,704 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 523 | 3,492 | 11.1 |
| 2025 | 571 | 3,224 | 4.0 |
Cost of power in Jefferson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jefferson 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 4.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, WV logged 571 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,930 customers without power, beginning August 17, 2015 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jefferson County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
25414, 25425, 25430, 25432, 25438, 25442, 25443, 25446
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Outages only |
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/54037 and /api/v1/counties/54037/history.