Power Outages in Lake County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lake County, OH across 1 reported incident. Cleveland Electric Illum Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Painesville - (OH), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Lake County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/lake-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/lake-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Painesville - (OH).
0.0%of this county's ~121,589 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Painesville - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cleveland Electric Illum Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Electric Illum Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Painesville - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44060 | 623 | 14 | 430 | ≤11 |
| 44077 | 565 | 12 | 421 | ≤11 |
| 44094 | 373 | ≤11 | 272 | ≤11 |
| 44095 | 365 | ≤11 | 283 | ≤11 |
| 44057 | 281 | ≤11 | 245 | ≤11 |
| 44092 | 154 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 44081 | 92 | ≤11 | 83 | 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 Lake County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lake County right now.
Lake County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×12
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lake 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 Lake Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 65,283 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 65,283 customers out) · decade average 12.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 686 | 41,778 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 660 | 46,242 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 524 | 15,522 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 548 | 21,604 | 10.0 |
| 2019 | 545 | 10,510 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 581 | 16,979 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | 519 | 11,122 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 552 | 10,964 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 565 | 38,886 | 23.6 |
| 2024 | 546 | 65,283 | 51.5 |
| 2025 | 625 | 18,994 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake 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.
- Cleveland Electric Illum Co16.2¢137,419 cust
- City of Painesville - (OH)13.2¢10,851 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 High high winds exposure · 12.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, OH logged 625 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 65,283 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2024 and lasting about 37d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lake County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Cleveland Electric Illum Co.
Mentor. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lake County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
44045, 44057, 44060, 44077, 44081, 44092, 44094, 44095
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Electric Illum Co | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Painesville - (OH) | 2.6 hrs | 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/39085 and /api/v1/counties/39085/history. Live data as of .