Power outages in Parkersburg, WV
Live outages for Parkersburg and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Parkersburg has 28,593 residents.
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Outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.3customers without power in Wood County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Outage map
ParkersburgWood CountyMon Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Outage history in Wood County, which includes Parkersburg
2014–2025 recordWood County averaged 38.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for West Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 49. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting April 20, 2025.
The largest on record began July 7, 2017, with 18,274 customers out at once.
38.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.5 dayslongest on record (March 2015)
18,274most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| July 7, 2017 | 18,274 | 1.8 days | 210,139 |
| March 5, 2015 | 15,712 | 5 days | 843,551 |
| December 24, 2015 | 13,540 | 13 hours | 69,416 |
| June 14, 2022 | 10,949 | 1.9 days | 132,247 |
| April 20, 2025 | 9,949 | 22 hours | 79,632 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- 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.