Power Outages in Tucker County, WV
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Tucker County, WV across 1 reported incident. Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 36.8 hours.
Tucker County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/tucker-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tucker County, WV", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/tucker-county
0.0%of this county's ~6,180 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 Tucker 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26287 | 84 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 26283 | 34 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 26269 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 26292 | 20 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 26260 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 26289 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26271 | ≤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 Tucker County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Tucker 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 Tucker County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 34m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 175 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 254 customers out (4.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tucker County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Tucker Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tucker County went about 36.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,027 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 36.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 4,027 customers out) · decade average 18.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 207 | 954 | 12.7 |
| 2016 | 178 | 1,170 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 173 | 4,027 | 44.1 |
| 2018 | 190 | 1,192 | 8.3 |
| 2019 | 196 | 2,470 | 12.0 |
| 2020 | 186 | 1,759 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 174 | 1,729 | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 223 | 2,879 | 15.7 |
| 2023 | 188 | 1,049 | 19.7 |
| 2024 | 150 | 2,881 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | 238 | 2,803 | 36.8 |
Cost of power in Tucker County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tucker 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 · 18.1 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 Tucker County: FAQ
- How often does Tucker County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tucker County, WV logged 238 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 36.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tucker County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,027 customers without power, beginning August 9, 2017 and lasting about 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Tucker County, WV right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Tucker County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tucker County.
26260, 26269, 26271, 26287, 26289, 26292
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/54093 and /api/v1/counties/54093/history. Live data as of .