Power Outages in Wirt County, WV
Is there a power outage in Wirt County, WV right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 18:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Wirt County, WV.
Wirt County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 35.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wirt-county
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- October 19, 2026 18:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wirt County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 18:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wirt-county
No active outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Wirt County.
Report an outage in Wirt 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 ~3,916 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 | 3,944 | 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 Wirt 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 8 towns with no outages
| BROHARD | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 122 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BURNING SPRINGS | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 33 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CRESTON | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 157 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELIZABETH | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 2,715 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LE ROY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 104 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PALESTINE | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 580 | 0.0% | - | - |
| REEDY | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 15 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WALKER | Monongahela Power Co | 0 | 218 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Wirt 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 Wirt 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26143 | 92 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 26160 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 26152 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26141 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 26138 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Wirt County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wirt County right now.
Wirt County has been under 61 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Flood Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Wirt County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 19m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 132 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 318 customers out (8.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 190 customers out (4.8% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wirt County went about 35.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,813 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 35.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 2,813 customers out) · decade average 43.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 278 | 2,813 | 101.2 |
| 2016 | 245 | 2,813 | 29.2 |
| 2017 | 220 | 2,813 | 58.3 |
| 2018 | 257 | 2,347 | 21.8 |
| 2019 | 300 | 2,813 | 38.5 |
| 2020 | 245 | 2,813 | 35.2 |
| 2021 | 254 | 2,813 | 27.6 |
| 2022 | 266 | 2,813 | 68.2 |
| 2023 | 245 | 2,813 | 40.8 |
| 2024 | 242 | 2,557 | 22.4 |
| 2025 | 277 | 2,813 | 35.6 |
Cost of power in Wirt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wirt 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 · 43.5 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 Wirt County: FAQ
- How often does Wirt County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wirt County, WV logged 277 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 35.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wirt County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,813 customers without power, beginning June 13, 2022 and lasting about 5d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Wirt County, WV right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 18:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Monongahela Power Co in Wirt County, WV.
- Which utilities serve Wirt County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wirt County.
26143, 26160
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 Wirt 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/54105 and /api/v1/counties/54105/history.