Power Outages in Harrison County, OH
Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH), Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, 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 28.5 hours.
Harrison County, OH is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Harrison County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/harrison-county
Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH), Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,610 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH), Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc | 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 Harrison 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43907 | 115 | ≤11 | 100 | 0 |
| 43976 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 43988 | 30 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 43986 | 28 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 44699 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 44693 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43981 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43974 | ≤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 Harrison County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Harrison County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Harrison County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 326 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Harrison County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Harrison County went about 28.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,128 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 28.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,513 customers out) · decade average 15.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 239 | 886 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 348 | 1,005 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 370 | 2,451 | 11.1 |
| 2018 | 475 | 1,606 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 482 | 2,488 | 23.6 |
| 2020 | 528 | 3,421 | 14.1 |
| 2021 | 538 | 1,946 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 549 | 3,513 | 36.0 |
| 2023 | 519 | 2,627 | 13.7 |
| 2024 | 528 | 1,674 | 8.2 |
| 2025 | 553 | 7,128 | 28.5 |
Cost of power in Harrison County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Harrison 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
- South Central Power Company15.4¢118,458 cust
- Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc18.3¢15,349 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 high winds exposure · 15.2 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 Harrison County: FAQ
- How often does Harrison County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Harrison County, OH logged 553 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 28.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Harrison County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,128 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 3d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Harrison County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Harrison County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Harrison County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH), Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Harrison County.
43907, 43973, 43974, 43976, 43981, 43986, 43988, 44693, 44699
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 | |
| South Central Power Company | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc | 11.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Carroll Electric Coop, Inc - (OH) | - | 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/39067 and /api/v1/counties/39067/history.