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Power Outages in Kanawha County, WV

As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Kanawha County, WV. There is no live feed for Black Diamond Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.9 hours.

Kanawha County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Only small outages reported

Appalachian Power Co lists 1 small outage in Kanawha County, below the size they publish exact counts for.

No live feed for Black Diamond Power Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Kanawha County

95%of this county's ~100,521 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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We can't see outages for: Black Diamond Power Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Appalachian Power CoLive · county095,5640.0%+1 small outage (<5 each)2October 19, 2026 18:30 UTC
Black Diamond Power CoNo live feedcan't see------

Appalachian Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Active outages in Kanawha County2

Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.

CustomersCauseCrew statusUtility ETRStartedUtility
<5PLANNED MAINTENANCEDispatchedOctober 19, 2026 16:30 UTCAppalachian Power
<5-ArrivedOctober 19, 2026 18:30 UTCAppalachian Power

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Kanawha 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
3,881
Oxygen service
1,135
Dialysis (facility)
314
Home health / hospice
818
By ZIP code (31)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
2517749038398≤11
25309292282240
2530226312198≤11
2531322216165≤11
2507121416170≤11
2506418820138≤11
25312174≤11140≤11
25314171141170
2531117012126≤11
2530615414114≤11
25304131≤111010
25320113≤1189≤11
25387108≤11850
25303102≤1176≤11
25045102≤1179≤11
2530196≤11670
2501595≤11740
2531577≤1166≤11
2500368≤1153≤11
2503954≤11420
2507545≤11380
2503534≤1124≤11
2520230≤11230
2510721≤11140
2506721≤11170
2521416≤11130
2516016013≤11
25162≤11≤11≤110
25126≤110≤110
25083≤110≤110
25025≤11000

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

🔔 Alerts for Kanawha County, WV

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Kanawha County

Kanawha County has been under 49 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×18
  • Flood Watch ×11
  • Flash Flood Warning ×10
  • Flood Warning ×4
  • Freeze Warning ×3
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Kanawha County, WV outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 20m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 558 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4h 5m

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 559 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 8d 3h

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 504 customers out (0.5% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 21m

Outage trend · Kanawha County, WV
0customers out · peak 11
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
Kanawha County, WV: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 11 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.05101512 PM6 PMOct 196 AM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Kanawha County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Charlestonno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Kanawha County went about 23.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 59,406 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 23.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Kanawha County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 16.2h, 2016 25.3h, 2017 21.2h, 2018 27.3h, 2019 30.9h, 2020 25.4h, 2021 18.0h, 2022 36.7h, 2023 24.8h, 2024 51.6h, 2025 23.9h. Highlighted: 2024.020406016.2h201525.3h201621.2h201727.3h201830.9h201925.4h202018.0h202136.7h202224.8h202351.6h202423.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 59,406 customers out) · decade average 27.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201546110,10516.2
201638617,08325.3
201724410,45421.2
201824214,87827.3
201926121,76930.9
20202818,65125.4
20213426,08418.0
202240317,19236.7
202346312,30524.8
202441959,40651.6
202554812,71423.9

Cost of power in Kanawha County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Kanawha 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.

17.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 69% 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
March 30, 202459,4069d 19h
June 24, 201921,76914d 2h
June 23, 201617,08315d 7h
October 20, 201814,87810d 21h
December 19, 202512,7142d 20h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Relatively High high winds exposure · 27.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate

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 Kanawha County: FAQ

How often does Kanawha County, WV lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Kanawha County, WV logged 548 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Kanawha County, WV?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 59,406 customers without power, beginning March 30, 2024 and lasting about 9d 19h.
Is there a power outage in Kanawha County, WV right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Kanawha County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Kanawha County, WV?
Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Nearby counties
Boone CountyClay CountyFayette CountyJackson County
Cities & towns in Kanawha County

Charleston. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Kanawha County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Kanawha County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kanawha County (showing 40 of 44).

25003, 25015, 25025, 25035, 25039, 25045, 25054, 25061, 25064, 25067, 25071, 25075, 25083, 25086, 25102, 25103, 25107, 25110, 25112, 25126, 25132, 25134, 25143, 25156, 25160, 25162, 25177, 25201, 25202, 25214, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25309, 25311, 25312, 25313

Electric providers serving this county

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

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Appalachian Power Co18.0 hrsLive · county
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Black Diamond 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/54039 and /api/v1/counties/54039/history.