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Power Outages in Hamilton County, OH

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3,606 customers are without power in Hamilton County, OH across 1 reported incident. Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH) and Duke Energy Ohio Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.

Hamilton County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Moderate outage

3,606 customers without power

0.8% of Hamilton County · across 1 reported incident.

Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.

Live data as of

Estimated restoration
~23 hourstaking longer than usual

Out for ~3 days. Most outages this size in Hamilton County are back by now.

Historical average from 777 past outages here, an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?

Live status by utility · Hamilton County

0.0%of this county's ~423,130 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH), Duke Energy Ohio Inc.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH)Live · total onlynot by county------
Duke Energy Ohio IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Duke EnergyNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Hamilton 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.

Power-dependent
7,669
Oxygen service
1,176
Dialysis (facility)
1,115
Home health / hospice
1,547
By ZIP code (50)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
452314302130815
4523837016278≤11
45211298≤11215≤11
45239254≤11175≤11
45215247≤11151≤11
45251225≤11157≤11
45224221≤11146≤11
45030215≤11165≤11
45237209≤11139≤11
45244208≤11149≤11
45247205≤11137≤11
45255202≤11141≤11
45248202≤111350
452402020126≤11
45236201≤11130≤11
45241187≤11114≤11
45242184≤11107≤11
45212184≤11133≤11
45230177≤11125≤11
45246175≤11112≤11
45205154≤11114≤11
45227142≤1191≤11
45233124≤1192≤11
45002114≤1182≤11
45206104≤1159≤11
45229102≤1168≤11
4524985≤1151≤11
4521685≤1153≤11
4520282≤11530
4524375≤1143≤11
4520873≤11400
4521468≤1143≤11
4522067≤1139≤11
4522364≤1147≤11
4521361≤1134≤11
4522557≤1140≤11
4521756≤11370
4520954≤11280
4523250≤1129≤11
4520748≤11300
4520445≤1136≤11
4525239≤1128≤11
45219350210
4520335≤11200
4505234≤11240
4521827≤1119≤11
4522624≤11170
45174≤110≤110
45111≤110≤110
45041≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Hamilton County, OH

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hamilton County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Hamilton County

Hamilton County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×9
  • Flood Watch ×6
  • Flood Warning ×3
  • Dense Fog Advisory ×3
  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Flood Advisory ×2

Latest Hamilton County, OH outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 3,606 customers out (0.8% of the county)

  2. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 10m

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 5,588 customers out (1.3% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 55m

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 696 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 20m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,700 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 16h 40m

Outage trend · Hamilton County, OH
3,606customers out · peak 5,595
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Hamilton County, OH: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 5,595 customers out; latest 3,606 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.02k4k6kOct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Hamilton County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hamilton Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Hamilton County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 70,272 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 2.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Hamilton County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.7h, 2016 3.6h, 2017 3.3h, 2018 5.7h, 2019 2.5h, 2020 3.8h, 2021 2.2h, 2022 6.6h, 2023 2.7h, 2024 4.8h, 2025 2.4h. Highlighted: 2022.024682.7h20153.6h20163.3h20175.7h20182.5h20193.8h20202.2h20216.6h20222.7h20234.8h20242.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 57,698 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201550923,1702.7
201654724,9963.6
201759047,9383.3
201852066,5555.7
201957424,4362.5
202071545,6943.8
202165720,5782.2
202257957,6986.6
202367920,2682.7
202465370,2724.8
202561119,2772.4

Cost of power in Hamilton County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Hamilton 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.

16.8¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 49% since 2015
vs Ohio avg 19.4¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 27, 202470,2726d 4h
November 14, 201866,5554d 21h
June 13, 202257,6984d 20h
July 6, 202257,1363d 15h
August 8, 201747,9382d 22h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High tornadoes exposure · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoVery High
Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Hamilton County: FAQ

How often does Hamilton County, OH lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Hamilton County, OH logged 611 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Hamilton County, OH?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 70,272 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 6d 4h.
Is there a power outage in Hamilton County, OH right now?
Yes, about 3,606 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Hamilton County, OH?
Tracked electric providers include Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH), Duke Energy, Duke Energy Ohio Inc.
Nearby counties
Boone CountyButler CountyCampbell CountyClermont County
Cities & towns in Hamilton County

Cincinnati. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hamilton County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Hamilton County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hamilton County (showing 40 of 54).

45001, 45002, 45030, 45033, 45041, 45051, 45052, 45111, 45174, 45202, 45203, 45204, 45205, 45206, 45207, 45208, 45209, 45211, 45212, 45213, 45214, 45215, 45216, 45217, 45218, 45219, 45220, 45223, 45224, 45225, 45226, 45227, 45229, 45230, 45231, 45232, 45233, 45236, 45237, 45238

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Duke Energy Ohio Inc3.0 hrsLive · total only-
Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH)2.9 hrsLive · total only-
Duke Energy-No live feed-

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/39061 and /api/v1/counties/39061/history. Live data as of .