Power Outages in Athens County, OH
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co and Washington Electric Coop - (OH) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Village of Glouster - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Athens County, OH is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/athens-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Athens County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/athens-county
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co and Washington Electric Coop - (OH) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Village of Glouster - (OH): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~28,216 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Village of Glouster - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, Washington Electric Coop - (OH).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Glouster - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Athens 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45701 | 181 | ≤11 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 45732 | 75 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 45723 | 67 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 45780 | 51 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 45719 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 45761 | 22 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 45711 | 21 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 45766 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 45735 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 45740 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 45778 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45782 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45716 | ≤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 Athens County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Athens County has been under 110 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×48
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×20
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Flash Flood Warning ×16
- Flood Watch ×4
- Tornado Warning ×1
Latest Athens County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 675 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 647 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 643 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Athens County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Athens County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,613 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 10,663 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 551 | 4,076 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 585 | 8,552 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 631 | 5,998 | 8.3 |
| 2018 | 713 | 4,151 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 749 | 11,330 | 8.8 |
| 2020 | 756 | 14,914 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 749 | 17,613 | 9.7 |
| 2022 | 701 | 10,663 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | 739 | 10,133 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 776 | 4,154 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 708 | 2,989 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Athens County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Athens 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
- Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc20.5¢16,056 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 ice storms exposure · 7.2 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 Athens County: FAQ
- How often does Athens County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Athens County, OH logged 708 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Athens County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,613 customers without power, beginning January 22, 2021 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Athens County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Athens County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Athens County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Athens County.
45701, 45711, 45716, 45719, 45723, 45732, 45735, 45739, 45740, 45761, 45766, 45778, 45780, 45782
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 | |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 16.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (OH) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Glouster - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
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/39009 and /api/v1/counties/39009/history.