Power Outages in Jackson County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Jackson County, OH across 1 reported incident. Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc and Ohio Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Jackson - (OH), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.6 hours.
Jackson County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/jackson-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/jackson-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Jackson - (OH).
0.0%of this county's ~16,995 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Jackson - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Jackson - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Jackson 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45640 | 278 | ≤11 | 230 | ≤11 |
| 45692 | 162 | ≤11 | 136 | ≤11 |
| 45656 | 138 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 45685 | 33 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 45672 | 27 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 45621 | ≤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 Jackson County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Jackson County has been under 48 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×11
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Jackson County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 228 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 255 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson 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 Jackson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,698 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 4.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,698 customers out) · decade average 7.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 353 | 1,792 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 387 | 1,729 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 446 | 4,235 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 560 | 2,093 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 575 | 3,536 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 565 | 2,899 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 508 | 4,071 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 555 | 3,604 | 10.9 |
| 2023 | 533 | 3,800 | 12.1 |
| 2024 | 614 | 7,698 | 20.5 |
| 2025 | 606 | 1,504 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Jackson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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 · 7.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Jackson County: FAQ
- How often does Jackson County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson County, OH logged 606 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,698 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 6d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jackson 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 Jackson County.
45621, 45640, 45656, 45685, 45692
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 | - |
| City of Jackson - (OH) | - | 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/39079 and /api/v1/counties/39079/history. Live data as of .