Power Outages in Franklin County, OH
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Franklin County, OH. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Franklin County, OH is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Franklin County.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Heat Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Columbusno active outage
- Dublinno active outage
- Grove Cityno active outage
- Reynoldsburgno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 165,305 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 165,305 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 521 | 36,328 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 362 | 22,341 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 258 | 16,969 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 178 | 19,342 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 280 | 20,306 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 414 | 153,200 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 374 | 39,796 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 391 | 165,305 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 407 | 23,839 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 356 | 17,287 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 358 | 24,330 | 5.0 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, OH logged 358 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 165,305 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2022 and lasting about 10d.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include OHIO EDISON CO.
Columbus, Dublin, Grove City, Reynoldsburg. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Franklin County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County (showing 40 of 43).
43002, 43004, 43016, 43017, 43026, 43054, 43068, 43081, 43085, 43109, 43119, 43123, 43125, 43126, 43201, 43202, 43203, 43204, 43205, 43206, 43207, 43209, 43210, 43211, 43212, 43213, 43214, 43215, 43217, 43218, 43219, 43220, 43221, 43222, 43223, 43224, 43227, 43228, 43229, 43230
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO EDISON CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/39049 and /api/v1/counties/39049/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Ohio customers).