Power Outages in Marion County, WV
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 84 customers are without power in Marion County, WV across 8 reported incidents. Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.1 hours.
Marion County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/marion-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Marion County, WV", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/marion-county
Not counted: no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~30,104 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Marion 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26554 | 668 | 39 | 526 | ≤11 |
| 26582 | 101 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 26588 | 57 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 26571 | 46 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 26591 | 28 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 26587 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 26586 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26585 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26574 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26563 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26560 | ≤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 Marion County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Marion County right now.
Marion County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Marion County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Marion Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Marion County went about 15.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,532 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 15.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 15,532 customers out) · decade average 10.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 566 | 9,694 | 16.3 |
| 2016 | 597 | 7,920 | 9.2 |
| 2017 | 475 | 15,532 | 16.4 |
| 2018 | 555 | 2,434 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 619 | 8,349 | 11.0 |
| 2020 | 589 | 7,434 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 559 | 8,493 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 643 | 6,304 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 580 | 7,273 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 550 | 4,851 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 528 | 6,032 | 15.1 |
Cost of power in Marion County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Marion 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.
- Monongahela Power Co14.3¢334,336 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 10.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Marion County: FAQ
- How often does Marion County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Marion County, WV logged 528 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Marion County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,532 customers without power, beginning July 28, 2017 and lasting about 2d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Marion County, WV right now?
- Yes, about 84 customers are currently without power across 8 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Marion County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Marion County.
26554, 26559, 26560, 26563, 26571, 26572, 26574, 26576, 26582, 26585, 26586, 26587, 26588, 26591
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 | 20.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | - | 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/54049 and /api/v1/counties/54049/history. Live data as of .