Power Outages in Raleigh County, WV
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Raleigh County, WV. There is no live feed for Black Diamond Power Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.0 hours.
Raleigh County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Raleigh County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/raleigh-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co in Raleigh County.
No live feed for Black Diamond Power Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
96%of this county's ~39,748 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Black Diamond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 38,167 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Black Diamond Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian 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 Raleigh 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 (31)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25801 | 798 | 64 | 686 | ≤11 |
| 25813 | 149 | 14 | 131 | 0 |
| 25918 | 103 | ≤11 | 94 | 0 |
| 25832 | 99 | ≤11 | 79 | 0 |
| 25827 | 84 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 25823 | 76 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 25921 | 68 | 12 | 60 | 0 |
| 25825 | 51 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 25865 | 47 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 25839 | 45 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 25844 | 43 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 25140 | 36 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 25843 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 25817 | 24 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 25007 | 21 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 25836 | 19 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 25902 | 18 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 25878 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 25060 | 16 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 25908 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 25008 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25989 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25932 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25920 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25915 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25911 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25857 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25853 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25849 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25062 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25048 | ≤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 Raleigh County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Raleigh County right now.
Raleigh County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Raleigh County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 688 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Raleigh County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Raleigh County went about 17.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,865 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 17.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 9,517 customers out) · decade average 23.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 522 | 4,196 | 16.7 |
| 2016 | 571 | 22,865 | 42.8 |
| 2017 | 537 | 6,974 | 21.7 |
| 2018 | 561 | 9,517 | 43.3 |
| 2019 | 641 | 8,625 | 19.6 |
| 2020 | 650 | 5,875 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | 649 | 2,017 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 662 | 3,163 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 686 | 5,999 | 20.8 |
| 2024 | 706 | 10,250 | 34.5 |
| 2025 | 797 | 7,555 | 17.0 |
Cost of power in Raleigh County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Raleigh 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
- Black Diamond Power Co20.1¢3,243 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 23.6 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 Raleigh County: FAQ
- How often does Raleigh County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Raleigh County, WV logged 797 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Raleigh County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,865 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2016 and lasting about 1d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Raleigh County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Raleigh County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Raleigh County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Raleigh County (showing 40 of 41).
25007, 25008, 25044, 25048, 25060, 25062, 25140, 25174, 25180, 25801, 25811, 25813, 25817, 25818, 25823, 25825, 25827, 25832, 25836, 25839, 25843, 25844, 25849, 25851, 25853, 25857, 25865, 25871, 25873, 25878, 25880, 25902, 25908, 25909, 25911, 25915, 25918, 25920, 25921, 25932
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 | |
| Black Diamond 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/54081 and /api/v1/counties/54081/history.