Power Outages in Mason County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Mason County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.1 hours.
Mason County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mason-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mason County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mason-county
Appalachian Power Co lists 1 small outage in Mason County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
100%of this county's ~14,692 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 14,654 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 07:00 UTC |
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 Mason County1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | - | Arrived | October 19, 2026 07:00 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mason 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25550 | 250 | 13 | 220 | ≤11 |
| 25253 | 86 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 25123 | 64 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 25260 | 59 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 25515 | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 25520 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 25502 | 24 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 25503 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 25187 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 25287 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25106 | ≤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 Mason County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Mason County has been under 71 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×23
- Special Weather Statement ×20
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Mason County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,463 customers out (17% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 4m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Mason County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mason County went about 9.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,366 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 9.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,603 customers out) · decade average 18.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 370 | 8,366 | 13.8 |
| 2016 | 378 | 1,993 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | 376 | 2,221 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 472 | 7,294 | 17.3 |
| 2019 | 456 | 5,365 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 492 | 1,668 | 10.8 |
| 2021 | 508 | 4,603 | 57.7 |
| 2022 | 539 | 3,325 | 21.2 |
| 2023 | 533 | 6,638 | 18.5 |
| 2024 | 594 | 8,233 | 21.3 |
| 2025 | 609 | 5,448 | 9.1 |
Cost of power in Mason County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mason 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.
- Appalachian Power Co17.0¢347,654 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 ice storms exposure · 18.3 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 Mason County: FAQ
- How often does Mason County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mason County, WV logged 609 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mason County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,366 customers without power, beginning April 9, 2015 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Mason County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mason County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mason County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mason County.
25106, 25123, 25187, 25247, 25253, 25260, 25264, 25265, 25287, 25502, 25503, 25515, 25550
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county |
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/54053 and /api/v1/counties/54053/history.