Power Outages in Defiance County, OH
North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc and The Toledo Edison Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Defiance County, OH is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Defiance County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/defiance-county
North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc and The Toledo Edison Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~18,681 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc, The Toledo Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Western Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Toledo Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Defiance 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43512 | 390 | 13 | 325 | ≤11 |
| 43526 | 65 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 43556 | 26 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 43549 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43536 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Defiance County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Defiance County right now.
Defiance County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Defiance County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 390 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Defiance County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Defiance County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,724 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 6,086 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 375 | 6,724 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 298 | 1,482 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 323 | 1,562 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 408 | 1,500 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 419 | 5,794 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 379 | 1,462 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 412 | 5,610 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 426 | 6,086 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 417 | 2,011 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 400 | 6,097 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 437 | 1,452 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Defiance County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Defiance 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
- The Toledo Edison Co16.5¢85,959 cust
- Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc17.8¢9,153 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 · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Defiance County: FAQ
- How often does Defiance County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Defiance County, OH logged 437 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Defiance County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,724 customers without power, beginning April 17, 2015 and lasting about 5h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Defiance County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Defiance County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Defiance County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, The Toledo Edison Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Defiance County.
43512, 43519, 43520, 43526, 43530, 43536, 43549, 43556
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 | |
| The Toledo Edison Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| North Western Elec 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/39039 and /api/v1/counties/39039/history.