Power Outages in Pleasants County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Pleasants County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.4 hours.
Pleasants County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/pleasants-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pleasants County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/pleasants-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Pleasants County.
100%of this county's ~4,003 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 | 3,983 | 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 Pleasants 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 6 towns with no outages
| BELMONT | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 446 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELLENBORO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 26 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FRIENDLY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 239 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SAINT MARYS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 3,096 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WAVERLY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 155 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WILLOW ISLAND | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26170 | 97 | ≤11 | 73 | 0 |
| 26134 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | 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 Pleasants County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Pleasants County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pleasants County went about 9.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,590 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 9.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 2,838 customers out) · decade average 16.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 176 | 2,838 | 40.9 |
| 2016 | 203 | 2,420 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | 176 | 3,394 | 18.3 |
| 2018 | 186 | 3,160 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | 223 | 3,475 | 14.7 |
| 2020 | 187 | 3,590 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 188 | 813 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 223 | 1,915 | 20.2 |
| 2023 | 187 | 3,586 | 25.6 |
| 2024 | 188 | 1,219 | 6.2 |
| 2025 | 239 | 1,155 | 9.4 |
Cost of power in Pleasants County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pleasants 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.
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 16.7 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 Pleasants County: FAQ
- How often does Pleasants County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pleasants County, WV logged 239 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pleasants County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,590 customers without power, beginning September 30, 2020 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Pleasants County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pleasants County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pleasants County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pleasants County.
26134, 26170
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 · 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/54073 and /api/v1/counties/54073/history.