Power Outages in Wood County, WV
Monongahela Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.9 hours.
Wood County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wood-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wood County, WV". https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wood-county
Monongahela Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~45,449 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 Wood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26101 | 600 | 18 | 474 | ≤11 |
| 26104 | 293 | ≤11 | 228 | ≤11 |
| 26105 | 207 | ≤11 | 164 | 0 |
| 26187 | 96 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 26150 | 96 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 26181 | 93 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 26142 | 38 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 26180 | 35 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 26133 | 32 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 26184 | 26 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 26169 | ≤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 Wood County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Wood County has been under 74 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×22
- Flood Warning ×21
- Flash Flood Warning ×13
- Flood Watch ×11
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Wood County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 21m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 619 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 619 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 2m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,629 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8d 5h
Hardest-hit cities in Wood County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wood County went about 5.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,274 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 5.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 15,712 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 748 | 15,712 | 23.4 |
| 2016 | 677 | 7,064 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 645 | 18,274 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | 690 | 3,964 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 821 | 5,370 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 720 | 4,903 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 734 | 7,519 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 722 | 10,949 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 756 | 6,472 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 697 | 6,298 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 751 | 9,949 | 5.9 |
Cost of power in Wood County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wood 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 7.2 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 Wood County: FAQ
- How often does Wood County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wood County, WV logged 751 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wood County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,274 customers without power, beginning July 7, 2017 and lasting about 2d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Wood County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wood County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wood County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Monongahela Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wood County.
26101, 26104, 26105, 26133, 26142, 26150, 26169, 26180, 26181, 26184, 26187
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/54107 and /api/v1/counties/54107/history.