When will the power be back in Morgantown, WV?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Morgantown, West Virginia — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Morgantown directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Morgantown is a city of about 30,490 residents in Monongalia County.
FirstEnergy WV has reported outages for Morgantown by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Morgantown is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Morgantown: 26501 · 26502 · 26504 · 26505 · 26506 · 26507 · 26508 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Morgantown: the closest other places we track are Fairmont, about 16 miles to the southwest; Clarksburg, about 32 miles to the southwest; Washington, PA, about 40 miles to the northwest; Jefferson Hills, PA, about 45 miles to the north. Also nearby: Bethel Park, PA (48 mi N), McKeesport, PA (49 mi N), West Mifflin, PA (50 mi N), Whitehall, PA (50 mi N), Baldwin, PA (51 mi N), Greensburg, PA (51 mi NE), Munhall, PA (52 mi N), Monroeville, PA (55 mi N). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Pittsburgh, PA (55 mi); northeast toward Johnstown, PA (72 mi); east toward Cumberland, MD (63 mi); southeast toward Front Royal, VA (106 mi); southwest toward Charleston (127 mi); west toward Marietta, OH (81 mi); northwest toward Weirton (62 mi).
Who serves Morgantown?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy WV ↗ in Monongalia County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Morgantown's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 5,438 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Aug 16 — 5,438 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Aug 16 — 103 customers out, restored in 5 hours
- Aug 14 — 142 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Aug 14 — 151 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Morgantown, WV?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Morgantown area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Morgantown's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Morgantown, WV?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Morgantown area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Morgantown ZIP code — 26501, 26502, 26504, 26505, 26506, 26507, or any of the other 1 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Morgantown, WV?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Monongalia County include FirstEnergy WV; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Morgantown specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Morgantown we have the city-level view: FirstEnergy WV has published outages for Morgantown under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Morgantown is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Monongalia County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Morgantown.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
