Power outages in Nicholas County, WV

Live outage counts for Summersville and Richwood and the rest of Nicholas County, updated every 10 minutes from Appalachian Power and Mon Power.

Right now

No outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

0customers without power

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.00% of 2,599 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Appalachian Power0 / 2,599

Mon Powerno county count

This utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.

Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.

Outage map

County outlineAppalachian Power and Mon Power publish totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

0 of 6 ZIP codes have outages

ZIP	Area	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
26651	Summersville	34	0.00%
26656	Belva	270	0.00%
26676	Unincorporated area	2	0.00%
26678	Unincorporated area	681	0.00%
26679	Summersville	1,237	0.00%
26684	Unincorporated area	87	0.00%

Outage history in Nicholas County

2014–2025 record

Nicholas County averaged 51.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for West Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 42. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 2.1 days, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began April 2, 2024, with 10,548 customers out at once.

51.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

3.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

4.1 dayslongest on record (January 2024)

10,548most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
April 2, 2024	10,548	3.3 days	451,965
March 1, 2017	7,534	3.1 days	174,265
June 23, 2016	7,432	3.6 days	322,994
February 25, 2017	6,459	6.5 hours	21,852
May 26, 2024	5,471	3.1 days	170,861

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Appalachian Power: outage map and reporting
Mon Power: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.