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Power Outages in Nicholas County, WV

Appalachian Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.6 hours.

Nicholas County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Appalachian Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Monongahela Power Co publishes no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Nicholas County

0.0%of this county's ~14,380 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

Only visible while reporting outages: Appalachian Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Appalachian Power CoOutages onlynone reported------
Monongahela Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Nicholas 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.

Power-dependent
741
Oxygen service
268
Dialysis (facility)
132
Home health / hospice
232
By ZIP code (15)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
26651241≤11192≤11
26205105≤11840
2667952≤11450
2668150≤11450
2661029≤1126≤11
26662260210
2620226≤11220
2667825≤11190
2667613≤11≤110
26691≤110≤110
26690≤11≤11≤110
26684≤110≤110
26675≤11000
26660≤110≤110
26656≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Nicholas County, WV

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Nicholas County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Nicholas County

Nicholas County has been under 42 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 18, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×13
  • Flood Watch ×8
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
  • Flash Flood Warning ×5
  • Wind Advisory ×4
  • Flood Warning ×4

Latest Nicholas County, WV outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 8d 8h

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 449 customers out (3.0% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 20m

Outage trend · Nicholas County, WV
0customers out · peak 36
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Nicholas County, WV: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 36 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.010203040Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Nicholas County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Nicholas County went about 15.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,548 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 15.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Nicholas County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 17.6h, 2016 34.5h, 2017 25.2h, 2018 15.3h, 2019 8.7h, 2020 12.5h, 2021 10.6h, 2022 13.0h, 2023 21.1h, 2024 61.8h, 2025 15.6h. Highlighted: 2024.02040608017.6h201534.5h201625.2h201715.3h20188.7h201912.5h202010.6h202113.0h202221.1h202361.8h202415.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,548 customers out) · decade average 21.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154385,06617.6
20164907,43234.5
20174117,53425.2
20184904,15915.3
20195082,0498.7
20205002,55312.5
20214633,03810.6
20224902,25913.0
20234803,77321.1
202448910,54861.8
20255075,28115.6

Cost of power in Nicholas County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Nicholas 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.

14.8¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 44% since 2015
vs West Virginia avg 15.8¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
April 2, 202410,5484d 21h
March 1, 20177,5344d 12h
June 23, 20167,4325d 7h
February 25, 20176,45914h 30m
May 26, 20245,4713d 21h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 21.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Nicholas County: FAQ

How often does Nicholas County, WV lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Nicholas County, WV logged 507 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Nicholas County, WV?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,548 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2024 and lasting about 4d 21h.
Is there a power outage in Nicholas County, WV right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Nicholas County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Nicholas County, WV?
Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Monongahela Power Co.
Nearby counties
Braxton CountyClay CountyFayette CountyGreenbrier County
ZIP codes in Nicholas County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nicholas County.

26202, 26205, 26610, 26617, 26651, 26656, 26660, 26662, 26667, 26671, 26676, 26678, 26679, 26681, 26684, 26691

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Appalachian Power Co18.0 hrsOutages only
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Monongahela Power Co20.8 hrsLive · total 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/54067 and /api/v1/counties/54067/history.