Power Outages in Upshur County, WV
Is there a power outage in Upshur County, WV right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, about 46 customers are without power in Upshur County, WV across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Upshur County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/upshur-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Upshur County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/upshur-county
Not counted: no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc.
Report an outage in Upshur 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 and Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~12,840 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc. 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 | 46 | 12,879 | 0.4% | - | 1 | October 20, 2026 01:00 UTC | |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | 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 Upshur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKHANNON | Monongahela Power Co | 46 | 9,337 | 0.5% | October 20, 2026 01:00 UTC | - |
Show 12 towns with no outages
| ADRIAN | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 149 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ALEXANDER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 19 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CRAWFORD | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 160 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELLAMORE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 188 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FRENCH CREEK | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 1,413 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FRENCHTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KANAWHA HEAD | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 71 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LORENTZ | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 16 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROCK CAVE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 720 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SELBYVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 49 | 0.0% | - | - |
| TALLMANSVILLE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 385 | 0.0% | - | - |
| VOLGA | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 359 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Upshur 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 Upshur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26201 | 364 | ≤11 | 294 | ≤11 |
| 26218 | 51 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 26234 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 26237 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 26228 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26215 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26210 | ≤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 Upshur County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Upshur County right now.
Upshur County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flood Watch ×8
- Flood Warning ×5
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
Latest Upshur County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 145 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Upshur County went about 16.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,704 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 16.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 5,016 customers out) · decade average 15.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 413 | 5,016 | 32.7 |
| 2016 | 444 | 7,118 | 19.1 |
| 2017 | 355 | 8,704 | 20.9 |
| 2018 | 400 | 2,535 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 433 | 2,807 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 428 | 2,531 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 392 | 2,203 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 442 | 2,546 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 352 | 2,905 | 13.5 |
| 2024 | 414 | 5,749 | 22.9 |
| 2025 | 416 | 2,560 | 16.7 |
Cost of power in Upshur County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Upshur 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 ice storms exposure · 15.1 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 Upshur County: FAQ
- How often does Upshur County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Upshur County, WV logged 416 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Upshur County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,704 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 2d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Upshur County, WV right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:50 UTC, about 46 customers are without power in Upshur County, WV across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Upshur County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Upshur County.
26201, 26210, 26218, 26228, 26234, 26237
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 Upshur 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 | - |
| Harrison Rural Elec Assn, Inc | - | 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/54097 and /api/v1/counties/54097/history. Live data as of .