Power Outages in Pocahontas County, WV
Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 47.3 hours.
Pocahontas County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/pocahontas-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pocahontas County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/pocahontas-county
Monongahela Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~4,608 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pocahontas 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24954 | 95 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 24946 | 42 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 24934 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 24920 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26291 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26264 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26209 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24944 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24927 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 24915 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤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 Pocahontas County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Pocahontas County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×8
- Frost Advisory ×4
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Pocahontas County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pocahontas County went about 47.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,599 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 47.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,599 customers out) · decade average 36.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 301 | 4,599 | 59.0 |
| 2016 | 252 | 4,599 | 73.1 |
| 2017 | 260 | 4,599 | 35.4 |
| 2018 | 253 | 2,189 | 23.3 |
| 2019 | 325 | 4,599 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | 326 | 4,599 | 28.6 |
| 2021 | 297 | 1,737 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 336 | 2,108 | 28.4 |
| 2023 | 304 | 3,395 | 24.1 |
| 2024 | 304 | 4,550 | 34.4 |
| 2025 | 353 | 2,748 | 47.3 |
Cost of power in Pocahontas County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pocahontas 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 winter weather exposure · 36.0 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 Pocahontas County: FAQ
- How often does Pocahontas County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pocahontas County, WV logged 353 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 47.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pocahontas County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,599 customers without power, beginning January 19, 2019 and lasting about 17h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Pocahontas County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pocahontas County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pocahontas County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pocahontas County.
24915, 24920, 24924, 24927, 24934, 24944, 24946, 24954, 26209, 26264, 26291
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 | - |
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/54075 and /api/v1/counties/54075/history.