Power Outages in Mineral County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 05:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co and The Potomac Edison Company in Mineral County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.5 hours.
Mineral County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 05:00 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mineral County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 05:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/mineral-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co and The Potomac Edison Company in Mineral County.
0.0%of this county's ~15,296 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| The Potomac Edison Company | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Monongahela Power Co and The Potomac Edison Company reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Mineral County
Town-by-town counts as reported by The Potomac Edison Company, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by The Potomac Edison Company. | ||||||
Show 11 towns with no outages
| BURLINGTON | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,182 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CARPENDALE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 19 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELK GARDEN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 588 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FORT ASHBY | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,682 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KEYSER | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 7,153 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NEW CREEK | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 810 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PIEDMONT | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 327 | 0.0% | - | - |
| RIDGELEY | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 3,202 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHORT GAP | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 26 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SPRINGFIELD | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 101 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WILEY FORD | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 489 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Mineral County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mineral 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26726 | 208 | 14 | 182 | ≤11 |
| 26753 | 83 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 26719 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 26710 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 26750 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 26717 | 17 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 26767 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Mineral County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mineral County right now.
Mineral County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Mineral County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 174 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 171 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 322 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mineral County went about 6.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,674 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 6.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 4,554 customers out) · decade average 5.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 2,894 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 354 | 4,558 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 376 | 4,562 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 365 | 3,318 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 382 | 4,554 | 12.4 |
| 2020 | 372 | 1,510 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 392 | 4,240 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 380 | 2,391 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 395 | 4,674 | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 369 | 1,436 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 433 | 2,836 | 6.5 |
Cost of power in Mineral County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mineral 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
- 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 5.7 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 Mineral County: FAQ
- How often does Mineral County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mineral County, WV logged 433 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mineral County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,674 customers without power, beginning March 4, 2023 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Mineral County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mineral County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mineral County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co, The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mineral County.
26710, 26717, 26719, 26726, 26743, 26750, 26753, 26767
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 · county | - |
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 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/54057 and /api/v1/counties/54057/history.