Power Outages in Fayette County, OH
Dayton Power & Light Co, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.7 hours.
Fayette County, OH is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fayette County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/fayette-county
Dayton Power & Light Co, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~15,232 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dayton Power & Light Co, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Edison Co | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fayette 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43160 | 364 | ≤11 | 302 | ≤11 |
| 43128 | 32 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 43106 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43142 | ≤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 Fayette County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Fayette County right now.
Fayette County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 14, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Flood Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Fayette County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 254 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 174 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 7.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,801 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 7.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,349 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 337 | 2,151 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 325 | 4,130 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 340 | 2,734 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 345 | 3,750 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 415 | 6,801 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 368 | 2,106 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 374 | 3,478 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 369 | 4,642 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 387 | 2,497 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 442 | 2,862 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 395 | 6,349 | 7.7 |
Cost of power in Fayette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fayette 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
- Ohio Edison Co16.0¢265,391 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, OH logged 395 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,801 customers without power, beginning January 19, 2019 and lasting about 1d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fayette County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Dayton Power & Light Co, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County.
43106, 43128, 43142, 43160
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 | |
| Ohio Edison Co | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| South Central Power Company | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 2.8 hrs | 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/39047 and /api/v1/counties/39047/history.