Power Outages in Randolph County, WV
Is there a power outage in Randolph County, WV right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 00:25 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Randolph County, WV.
Randolph County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.9 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/randolph-county
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- October 20, 2026 00:25 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Randolph County, WV", live data as of October 20, 2026 00:25 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/randolph-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Randolph County.
Report an outage in Randolph County, WV
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Monongahela Power Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~16,589 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 | 16,628 | 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 Randolph 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 24 towns with no outages
| BELINGTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 76 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BEVERLY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,799 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BOWDEN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 490 | 0.0% | - | - |
| COALTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 492 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DAILEY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 162 | 0.0% | - | - |
| DRYFORK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 312 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELKINS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 8,234 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELLAMORE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 96 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GLADY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 266 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HARMAN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 515 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HUTTONSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 558 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KERENS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 154 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MABIE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 252 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MILL CREEK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 948 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MINGO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 77 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MONTERVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 188 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MONTROSE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 642 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NORTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 215 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PICKENS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 157 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROCK CAVE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 16 | 0.0% | - | - |
| VALLEY BEND | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 365 | 0.0% | - | - |
| VALLEY HEAD | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 420 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WHITMER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 143 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WYMER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 51 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Randolph 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 Randolph 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 (18)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26241 | 310 | ≤11 | 260 | 0 |
| 26253 | 65 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 26280 | 54 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 26293 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 26257 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 26273 | 20 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 26276 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26254 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26267 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26296 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26294 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26282 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 26278 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26270 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26268 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26263 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26230 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26224 | ≤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 Randolph County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Randolph County right now.
Randolph County has been under 47 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Watch ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Flood Warning ×4
Latest Randolph County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 715 customers out (4.3% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Randolph County went about 10.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,748 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 10.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 10,030 customers out) · decade average 9.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 410 | 5,842 | 9.0 |
| 2016 | 393 | 11,748 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 356 | 10,030 | 22.2 |
| 2018 | 405 | 4,999 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 419 | 1,940 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 439 | 3,308 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 404 | 1,788 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 423 | 5,273 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 397 | 3,189 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 375 | 3,911 | 10.5 |
| 2025 | 425 | 3,122 | 10.9 |
Cost of power in Randolph County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Randolph 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 9.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Randolph County: FAQ
- How often does Randolph County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Randolph County, WV logged 425 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Randolph County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,748 customers without power, beginning September 9, 2016 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Randolph County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 00:25 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Randolph County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Randolph County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Randolph County.
26224, 26230, 26236, 26241, 26253, 26254, 26257, 26259, 26263, 26267, 26268, 26270, 26273, 26276, 26278, 26280, 26282, 26283, 26285, 26293, 26294, 26296
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Randolph County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| 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/54083 and /api/v1/counties/54083/history.