Power Outages in Pendleton County, WV
The Potomac Edison Company 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 42.1 hours.
Pendleton County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/pendleton-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pendleton County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/pendleton-county
The Potomac Edison Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Monongahela Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,990 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.
System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Potomac Edison Company | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pendleton 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26807 | 45 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 26866 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 26802 | 16 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 26815 | 15 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 26804 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 26886 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26884 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26814 | ≤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 Pendleton County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Pendleton County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Pendleton County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 272 customers out (8.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 272 customers out (8.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pendleton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pendleton County went about 42.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,221 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 42.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 2,708 customers out) · decade average 25.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 206 | 2,238 | 27.6 |
| 2016 | 212 | 2,886 | 40.2 |
| 2017 | 173 | 3,221 | 16.7 |
| 2018 | 225 | 2,708 | 42.7 |
| 2019 | 220 | 1,242 | 15.2 |
| 2020 | 225 | 3,221 | 13.6 |
| 2021 | 223 | 3,221 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 223 | 3,221 | 29.0 |
| 2023 | 236 | 1,054 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 236 | 3,221 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 252 | 3,221 | 42.1 |
Cost of power in Pendleton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pendleton 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 · 25.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Pendleton County: FAQ
- How often does Pendleton County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pendleton County, WV logged 252 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 42.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pendleton County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,221 customers without power, beginning August 5, 2020 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Pendleton County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pendleton County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pendleton 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 Pendleton County.
26802, 26804, 26807, 26814, 26815, 26866, 26884, 26886
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 · total only | - |
| 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/54071 and /api/v1/counties/54071/history.