Power Outages in Ohio County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Wheeling Power Co in Ohio County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.3 hours.
Ohio County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/ohio-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ohio County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/ohio-county
No active outages are reported by Wheeling Power Co in Ohio County.
97%of this county's ~23,551 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 22,738 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wheeling 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 Ohio 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26003 | 698 | 25 | 584 | ≤11 |
| 26059 | 51 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 26060 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 26074 | ≤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 Ohio County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Ohio County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Ohio County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 886 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 19m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Ohio County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ohio County went about 10.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,804 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 10.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 15,804 customers out) · decade average 10.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 378 | 1,955 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 437 | 4,941 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 386 | 3,485 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 499 | 3,672 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | 536 | 4,003 | 11.0 |
| 2020 | 565 | 4,226 | 8.9 |
| 2021 | 514 | 6,097 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 542 | 15,804 | 36.1 |
| 2023 | 553 | 3,562 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 582 | 4,274 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 550 | 5,872 | 10.3 |
Cost of power in Ohio County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ohio 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
- Wheeling Power Co17.6¢34,202 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 ice storms exposure · 10.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ohio County: FAQ
- How often does Ohio County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ohio County, WV logged 550 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ohio County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,804 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2022 and lasting about 12d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Ohio County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ohio County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ohio County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Wheeling Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ohio County.
26003, 26059, 26060, 26074
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | |
| Wheeling Power Co | 11.8 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/54069 and /api/v1/counties/54069/history.