Power Outages in Gallia County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 27 customers are without power in Gallia County, OH across 4 reported incidents. Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc and Ohio Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.6 hours.
Gallia County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/gallia-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gallia County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/gallia-county
- Ohio Power Co
- Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc
0.0%of this county's ~15,356 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gallia 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45631 | 304 | ≤11 | 251 | ≤11 |
| 45686 | 82 | ≤11 | 71 | 0 |
| 45614 | 69 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
| 45623 | 55 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 45658 | 44 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 45620 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 45674 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Gallia County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Gallia County has been under 78 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×33
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×10
- Flood Watch ×7
- Freeze Warning ×1
Latest Gallia County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 185 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 29m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 138 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 449 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 191 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gallia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Gallia Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gallia County went about 5.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,837 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 5.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,569 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 249 | 2,721 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 339 | 2,092 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 441 | 1,449 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 533 | 1,745 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 551 | 2,240 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 506 | 1,422 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 509 | 3,569 | 13.5 |
| 2022 | 551 | 1,903 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 510 | 8,837 | 11.9 |
| 2024 | 592 | 3,282 | 13.4 |
| 2025 | 545 | 1,722 | 5.6 |
Cost of power in Gallia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gallia 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
- Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc20.5¢16,056 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 · 7.1 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 Gallia County: FAQ
- How often does Gallia County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gallia County, OH logged 545 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gallia County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,837 customers without power, beginning March 25, 2023 and lasting about 3d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Gallia County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 27 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Gallia County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gallia County.
45614, 45620, 45623, 45631, 45658, 45674, 45686
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 | |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 16.6 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/39053 and /api/v1/counties/39053/history. Live data as of .