Power Outages in Monongalia County, WV
Is there a power outage in Monongalia County, WV right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Monongalia County, WV.
Monongalia County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/monongalia-county
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- October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monongalia County, WV", live data as of October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/monongalia-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Monongalia County.
Report an outage in Monongalia County, WV
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No outage contact on file for Monongahela Power Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~55,481 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 | 56,324 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Monongahela 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.
Municipalities in Monongalia County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Monongahela Power Co, 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 Monongahela Power Co. | ||||||
Show 22 towns with no outages
| BLACKSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 270 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BURTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 130 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CASSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 94 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CORE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 655 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DELLSLOW | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 40 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FAIRMONT | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 369 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FAIRVIEW | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 852 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GRANVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 522 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HUNDRED | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 381 | 0.0% | - | - |
| INDEPENDENCE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 120 | 0.0% | - | - |
| JERE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 31 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MAIDSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,096 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MASONTOWN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 181 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MORGANTOWN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 50,241 | 0.0% | - | - |
| OSAGE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 102 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PENTRESS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 116 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PURSGLOVE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 93 | 0.0% | - | - |
| RIVESVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 88 | 0.0% | - | - |
| STAR CITY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 187 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WADESTOWN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 194 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WANA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 181 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WESTOVER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 381 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26508 | 376 | ≤11 | 303 | ≤11 |
| 26505 | 224 | ≤11 | 169 | 0 |
| 26501 | 222 | ≤11 | 185 | 0 |
| 26570 | 94 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 26541 | 67 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 26590 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 26534 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26562 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26546 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26544 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26543 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26521 | ≤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 Monongalia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Monongalia County right now.
Monongalia County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Monongalia County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,507 customers out (3.8% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monongalia County went about 20.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 33,334 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 20.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 33,334 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 751 | 10,980 | 11.7 |
| 2016 | 735 | 27,958 | 13.4 |
| 2017 | 587 | 8,030 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 650 | 4,924 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 730 | 7,008 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 694 | 13,280 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 682 | 3,109 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 747 | 4,643 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 683 | 7,700 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 644 | 8,533 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 659 | 33,334 | 20.2 |
Cost of power in Monongalia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monongalia 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 7.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Monongalia County: FAQ
- How often does Monongalia County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monongalia County, WV logged 659 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monongalia County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 33,334 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2025 and lasting about 5d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Monongalia County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 00:20 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Monongalia County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Monongalia County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monongalia County.
26501, 26505, 26506, 26508, 26521, 26534, 26541, 26543, 26544, 26546, 26570, 26590
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 Monongalia County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | 20.8 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/54061 and /api/v1/counties/54061/history.