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WV again has highest US outage rate, with slower power recovery than other states

Summary by Charleston Gazette-Mail
West Virginia found itself in an all too familiar state after floodwaters swept through it over the weekend: powerless. The Mountain State had the nation’s highest rate of power outages among electric customers Sunday and Monday, affecting tens of thousands of West Virginians. West Virginia’s 30,233 outages among 1,006,909 customers as of 9:17 a.m. Monday represented a 3% outage rate that nearly doubled next-highest state Maryland’s 1.7% outage …

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WV again has highest US outage rate, with slower power recovery than other states

West Virginia found itself in an all too familiar state after floodwaters swept through it over the weekend: powerless. The Mountain State had the nation’s highest rate of power outages among electric customers Sunday and Monday, affecting tens of thousands of West Virginians. West Virginia’s 30,233 outages among 1,006,909 customers as of 9:17 a.m. Monday represented a 3% outage rate that nearly doubled next-highest state Maryland’s 1.7% outage …

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Power restoration efforts continue after flooding and winter storm caused power outages

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 16,000 Appalachian Power Company customers in West Virginia are without power due to flash flooding and the winter storm that blew through the state this past weekend. AEP spokesperson Debby Pannell says that their main challenge has been flooding, which has restricted access to some areas. “Many of our neighbors and…

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Outage update from Appalachian Power

CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY)- Appalachian Power crews are assessing damage across the state from the severe weather. The company says the second storm system peaked on Sunday at 4 am leaving 78,000 customers in the Appalachian region without power. As of 9:15 am this morning, about over 21,000 West Virginia customers are currently without power. The town with the most outages is Williamson in Mingo County which has close to 9,000 customers without powe…

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