Power Outages in Ritchie County, WV
Is there a power outage in Ritchie County, WV right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Ritchie County, WV.
Ritchie County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 56.9 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/ritchie-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ritchie County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/ritchie-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Ritchie County.
Report an outage in Ritchie 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 ~6,438 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 | 6,410 | 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 Ritchie 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 16 towns with no outages
| AUBURN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 177 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BEREA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 75 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BURNT HOUSE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 24 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CAIRO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 807 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELIZABETH | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 23 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELLENBORO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 602 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GREENWOOD | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 49 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HARRISVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,907 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MACFARLAN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 120 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MAHONE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PENNSBORO | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,589 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PETROLEUM | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 309 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PULLMAN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 189 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SAINT MARYS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 49 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SMITHVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 422 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WEST UNION | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 57 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Ritchie 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 Ritchie 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26362 | 64 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 26415 | 59 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 26337 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 26346 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 26178 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26421 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26325 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26161 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26148 | ≤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 Ritchie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ritchie County right now.
Ritchie County has been under 69 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×17
- Flood Warning ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Freeze Warning ×3
Latest Ritchie County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 108 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 102 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 272 customers out (5.5% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ritchie County went about 56.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,984 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 56.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 4,984 customers out) · decade average 37.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 318 | 4,984 | 92.5 |
| 2016 | 294 | 2,980 | 32.8 |
| 2017 | 282 | 2,180 | 28.6 |
| 2018 | 344 | 1,684 | 18.9 |
| 2019 | 329 | 4,984 | 30.1 |
| 2020 | 351 | 4,984 | 26.2 |
| 2021 | 300 | 3,166 | 30.6 |
| 2022 | 368 | 3,150 | 40.1 |
| 2023 | 327 | 2,369 | 35.9 |
| 2024 | 260 | 1,886 | 23.4 |
| 2025 | 338 | 4,984 | 56.9 |
Cost of power in Ritchie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ritchie 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.
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 37.8 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 Ritchie County: FAQ
- How often does Ritchie County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ritchie County, WV logged 338 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 56.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ritchie County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,984 customers without power, beginning April 6, 2019 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Ritchie County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Ritchie County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Ritchie County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ritchie County.
26148, 26161, 26178, 26325, 26327, 26337, 26346, 26362, 26415, 26421
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 Ritchie 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/54085 and /api/v1/counties/54085/history.