Power Outages in Mercer County, WV
Is there a power outage in Mercer County, WV right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Mercer County, WV.
Mercer County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 26.7 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mercer-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mercer County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mercer-county
Appalachian Power Co lists 1 small outage in Mercer County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Mercer 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.
98%of this county's ~33,864 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 | 33,277 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 20, 2026 03:30 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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mercer 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24701 | 518 | 15 | 467 | ≤11 |
| 24740 | 482 | 20 | 423 | ≤11 |
| 24739 | 300 | 13 | 258 | ≤11 |
| 24747 | 68 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 24712 | 46 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 25971 | 38 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 24733 | 32 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 24715 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 24736 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 25841 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 25922 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25820 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24731 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24724 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24714 | ≤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 Mercer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mercer County right now.
Mercer County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Mercer County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 761 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 207 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Mercer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mercer County went about 26.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,020 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 26.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 24,483 customers out) · decade average 14.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 531 | 10,864 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 552 | 6,140 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 508 | 4,466 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 555 | 6,514 | 18.4 |
| 2019 | 584 | 5,409 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 657 | 6,077 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 628 | 3,486 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 672 | 1,696 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 724 | 3,875 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 680 | 24,483 | 63.9 |
| 2025 | 739 | 25,020 | 26.7 |
Cost of power in Mercer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mercer 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 14.8 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 Mercer County: FAQ
- How often does Mercer County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mercer County, WV logged 739 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 26.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mercer County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,020 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2025 and lasting about 16h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Mercer County, WV right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Mercer County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Mercer County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mercer County.
24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24733, 24737, 24738, 24739, 24740, 24747, 25820, 25841, 25922, 25971
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 Mercer County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 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/54055 and /api/v1/counties/54055/history.