Power Outages in Preston County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Preston County, WV. There is no live feed for Virginia Electric & Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.9 hours.
Preston County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/preston-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Preston County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/preston-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Preston County.
No live feed for Virginia Electric & Power Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~18,514 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Virginia Electric & Power Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 18,815 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Preston 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 19 towns with no outages
| ALBRIGHT | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,064 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ARTHURDALE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 436 | 0.0% | - | - |
| AURORA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 633 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BRANDONVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BRETZ | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 75 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BRUCETON MILLS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 3,397 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CORINTH | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 26 | 0.0% | - | - |
| EGLON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 399 | 0.0% | - | - |
| INDEPENDENCE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 599 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KINGWOOD | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 3,196 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MASONTOWN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,211 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MOATSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 95 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NEWBURG | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 561 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PARSONS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 41 | 0.0% | - | - |
| REEDSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,422 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROWLESBURG | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 962 | 0.0% | - | - |
| TERRA ALTA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 2,805 | 0.0% | - | - |
| THORNTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 210 | 0.0% | - | - |
| TUNNELTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,673 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Preston 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 Preston 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26537 | 117 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 26525 | 98 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 26764 | 79 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 26444 | 71 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 26547 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 26542 | 49 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 26519 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 26425 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 26374 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 26705 | 18 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 26410 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 26716 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26520 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Preston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Preston County right now.
Preston County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Preston County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 3m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 349 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 353 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Preston County went about 13.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,498 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 13.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 4,926 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 497 | 5,002 | 8.3 |
| 2016 | 511 | 3,526 | 9.4 |
| 2017 | 435 | 6,498 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | 471 | 2,156 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 506 | 2,874 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 514 | 1,670 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 511 | 2,547 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | 523 | 2,968 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 499 | 3,591 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 520 | 4,926 | 15.6 |
| 2025 | 560 | 4,988 | 13.9 |
Cost of power in Preston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Preston 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 high winds exposure · 8.4 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 Preston County: FAQ
- How often does Preston County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Preston County, WV logged 560 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Preston County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,498 customers without power, beginning June 18, 2017 and lasting about 8h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Preston County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Preston County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Preston County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Preston County.
26374, 26410, 26425, 26444, 26519, 26520, 26524, 26525, 26537, 26542, 26547, 26705, 26716, 26764
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 | - |
| Virginia Electric & Power Co | - | No live feed |
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/54077 and /api/v1/counties/54077/history.