Power Outages in Adams County, OH
Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.7 hours.
Adams County, OH is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Adams County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/adams-county
Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~15,059 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Power Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Adams 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45693 | 162 | ≤11 | 130 | 0 |
| 45660 | 126 | ≤11 | 101 | 0 |
| 45144 | 81 | ≤11 | 73 | 0 |
| 45697 | 64 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 45679 | 46 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 45684 | 33 | 0 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 45616 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 45650 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Adams County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Adams County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Adams County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 205 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Adams County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Adams County went about 8.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,083 customers.
The US EIA reports Ohio utilities averaged 3.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 8.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,694 customers out) · decade average 10.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 240 | 4,061 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 449 | 2,040 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 414 | 2,568 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | 662 | 3,889 | 8.6 |
| 2019 | 718 | 2,894 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 623 | 5,899 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 674 | 3,410 | 10.4 |
| 2022 | 664 | 2,965 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 678 | 8,083 | 21.1 |
| 2024 | 609 | 7,694 | 25.1 |
| 2025 | 681 | 4,610 | 8.7 |
Cost of power in Adams County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Adams 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.
- Ohio Power Co19.0¢537,711 cust
- Duke Energy Ohio Inc16.8¢277,897 cust
- South Central Power Company15.4¢118,458 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 high winds exposure · 10.6 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 Adams County: FAQ
- How often does Adams County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adams County, OH logged 681 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adams County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,083 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 4d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Adams County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Adams County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Adams County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adams County.
45105, 45144, 45616, 45618, 45650, 45660, 45679, 45684, 45693, 45697
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | 3.7 hrs | Live · total only | |
| South Central Power Company | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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 Ohio customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/39001 and /api/v1/counties/39001/history.