Power Outages in Fairfield County, OH
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by South Central Power Company and Ohio Power Co in Fairfield County, OH. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Fairfield County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/fairfield-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fairfield County, OH", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/fairfield-county
No active outages are reported by South Central Power Company and Ohio Power Co in Fairfield County.
100%of this county's ~73,347 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Power Company | Live · county | 0 | 41,907 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 32,670 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Central Power Company and Ohio Power Co 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 Fairfield 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43130 | 727 | ≤11 | 563 | ≤11 |
| 43110 | 289 | ≤11 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 43147 | 288 | ≤11 | 195 | ≤11 |
| 43105 | 101 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 43046 | 45 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 43112 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 43102 | 41 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 43154 | 34 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 43148 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 43107 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 43155 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 43150 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 43157 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43136 | ≤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 Fairfield County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Fairfield County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Fairfield County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 15m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,411 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 506 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fairfield County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Lancasterno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fairfield County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,843 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 17,713 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 444 | 4,888 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 828 | 18,028 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 874 | 20,041 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 897 | 9,505 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 985 | 10,733 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 1,017 | 12,902 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 1,024 | 21,843 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 963 | 17,713 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 1,016 | 10,584 | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 1,001 | 10,834 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 1,009 | 9,864 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Fairfield County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fairfield 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 High ice storms exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fairfield County: FAQ
- How often does Fairfield County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fairfield County, OH logged 1,009 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fairfield County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,843 customers without power, beginning July 15, 2021 and lasting about 17h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Fairfield County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fairfield County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fairfield County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Lancaster. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Fairfield County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fairfield County.
43046, 43102, 43105, 43107, 43110, 43112, 43130, 43136, 43147, 43148, 43150, 43154, 43155, 43157
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 | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 3.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/39045 and /api/v1/counties/39045/history.