Power Outages in Brown County, OH
Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Dayton Power & Light Co, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Village of Georgetown - (OH), Village of Hamersville - (OH) and Village of Ripley - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Brown County, OH is served by 8 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Brown County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/brown-county
Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Dayton Power & Light Co, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Village of Georgetown - (OH), Village of Hamersville - (OH) and Village of Ripley - (OH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,726 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Village of Georgetown - (OH), Village of Hamersville - (OH), Village of Ripley - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Dayton Power & Light Co, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Georgetown - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Hamersville - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Ripley - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Brown 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45154 | 167 | 15 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 45121 | 141 | ≤11 | 106 | 0 |
| 45171 | 83 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 45167 | 63 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 45118 | 57 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 45101 | 57 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 45130 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 45168 | 25 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 45131 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45119 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45115 | ≤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 Brown County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Brown County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Brown County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Brown County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,984 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,984 customers out) · decade average 8.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 593 | 4,318 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 606 | 4,671 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 594 | 5,596 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 604 | 5,254 | 8.8 |
| 2019 | 681 | 2,044 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 588 | 4,263 | 9.3 |
| 2021 | 691 | 2,990 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 631 | 3,521 | 13.4 |
| 2023 | 599 | 4,948 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 616 | 8,984 | 15.3 |
| 2025 | 641 | 2,144 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Brown County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Brown 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
- Dayton Power & Light Co16.1¢142,651 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 High high winds exposure · 8.8 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 Brown County: FAQ
- How often does Brown County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Brown County, OH logged 641 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Brown County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,984 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 7d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Brown County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Brown County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Brown County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Brown County.
45101, 45115, 45118, 45119, 45121, 45130, 45131, 45154, 45167, 45168, 45171
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 | - |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Ripley - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Hamersville - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Georgetown - (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/39015 and /api/v1/counties/39015/history.