Power Outages in Belmont County, OH
As of October 19, 2026 04:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company in Belmont County, OH. There is no live feed for City of St Clairsville - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Belmont County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/belmont-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Belmont County, OH", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/belmont-county
No active outages are reported by Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company in Belmont County.
No live feed for City of St Clairsville - (OH): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
99%of this county's ~32,640 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of St Clairsville - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 26,129 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| South Central Power Company | Live · county | 0 | 6,092 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of St Clairsville - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Belmont 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43950 | 260 | 12 | 213 | ≤11 |
| 43906 | 170 | ≤11 | 139 | 0 |
| 43935 | 166 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 43912 | 154 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 43713 | 148 | ≤11 | 122 | 0 |
| 43947 | 113 | ≤11 | 95 | 0 |
| 43942 | 57 | 0 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 43719 | 50 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 43718 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 43933 | 46 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 43977 | 43 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 43971 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 43983 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 43985 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43928 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43902 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43759 | ≤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 Belmont County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Belmont County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Belmont County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 500 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Belmont County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Belmont County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,291 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 17,291 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 448 | 3,285 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 617 | 5,118 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 629 | 4,421 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 704 | 7,246 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 707 | 6,303 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 755 | 10,675 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 716 | 8,387 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 743 | 17,291 | 25.3 |
| 2023 | 752 | 5,742 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 783 | 5,500 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 762 | 5,334 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Belmont County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Belmont 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
- 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 ice storms exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Belmont County: FAQ
- How often does Belmont County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Belmont County, OH logged 762 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Belmont County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,291 customers without power, beginning February 3, 2022 and lasting about 6d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Belmont County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Belmont County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Belmont County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Belmont County.
43713, 43718, 43719, 43759, 43902, 43905, 43906, 43909, 43912, 43928, 43933, 43934, 43935, 43940, 43942, 43947, 43950, 43951, 43967, 43972, 43977, 43983, 43985
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 · county | |
| South Central Power Company | 5.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of St Clairsville - (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/39013 and /api/v1/counties/39013/history.