Power Outages in Wetzel County, WV
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 167 customers are without power in Wetzel County, WV across 4 reported incidents. Monongahela Power Co and Wheeling Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of New Martinsville - (WV), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 22.8 hours.
Wetzel County, WV is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wetzel-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wetzel County, WV", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wetzel-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of New Martinsville - (WV).
0.0%of this county's ~7,314 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of New Martinsville - (WV). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Monongahela Power Co, Wheeling Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheeling Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of New Martinsville - (WV) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wetzel 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26155 | 200 | ≤11 | 170 | 0 |
| 26159 | 51 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 26419 | 30 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 26581 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 26167 | 22 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 26437 | 18 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 26575 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 26377 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 26561 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26348 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26162 | ≤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 Wetzel County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Wetzel County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Wetzel County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 176 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 19m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,998 customers out (27% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 19m
Hardest-hit cities in Wetzel 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 Wetzel Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wetzel County went about 22.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,502 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 22.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 8,502 customers out) · decade average 19.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 323 | 8,502 | 51.4 |
| 2016 | 349 | 2,958 | 16.4 |
| 2017 | 270 | 4,116 | 33.8 |
| 2018 | 326 | 1,467 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 393 | 2,028 | 16.2 |
| 2020 | 369 | 2,547 | 12.9 |
| 2021 | 291 | 1,602 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 304 | 3,108 | 12.2 |
| 2023 | 321 | 3,044 | 15.3 |
| 2024 | 284 | 2,512 | 15.9 |
| 2025 | 346 | 1,875 | 22.8 |
Cost of power in Wetzel County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wetzel 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
- Wheeling Power Co17.6¢34,202 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 ice storms exposure · 19.5 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 Wetzel County: FAQ
- How often does Wetzel County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wetzel County, WV logged 346 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 22.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wetzel County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,502 customers without power, beginning March 5, 2015 and lasting about 3d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Wetzel County, WV right now?
- Yes, about 167 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wetzel County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wetzel County.
26155, 26159, 26162, 26167, 26348, 26377, 26419, 26437, 26562, 26575, 26581
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 | - |
| Wheeling Power Co | 11.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of New Martinsville - (WV) | - | 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/54103 and /api/v1/counties/54103/history. Live data as of .