Power Outages in Morgan County, WV
The Potomac Edison Company has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.5 hours.
Morgan County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/morgan-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Morgan County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/morgan-county
The Potomac Edison Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
0.0%of this county's ~10,889 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: The Potomac Edison Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Morgan 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25411 | 140 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 25422 | 29 | 0 | 21 | ≤11 |
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 Morgan County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Morgan County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Morgan 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: 213 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 24.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,880 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 24.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 4,304 customers out) · decade average 13.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 310 | 6,880 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 317 | 4,588 | 14.8 |
| 2017 | 277 | 3,344 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 372 | 2,749 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | 362 | 3,360 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 311 | 2,371 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 341 | 1,756 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 335 | 4,304 | 29.4 |
| 2023 | 336 | 3,316 | 10.1 |
| 2024 | 337 | 4,229 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 392 | 6,253 | 24.5 |
Cost of power in Morgan County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Morgan 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.
- 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 13.0 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 Morgan County: FAQ
- How often does Morgan County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, WV logged 392 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,880 customers without power, beginning March 4, 2015 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Morgan County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morgan County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.
25411, 25422
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Outages only |
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/54065 and /api/v1/counties/54065/history.