Power Outages in Lawrence County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lawrence County, OH across 1 reported incident. 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 4.6 hours.
Lawrence County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/lawrence-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/lawrence-county
0.0%of this county's ~30,001 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 Lawrence 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45638 | 415 | 12 | 343 | ≤11 |
| 45680 | 302 | 16 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 45669 | 206 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 45619 | 147 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 45659 | 64 | ≤11 | 55 | 0 |
| 45645 | 59 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 45696 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 45678 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 45688 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lawrence County right now.
Lawrence County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Lawrence County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,395 customers out (3.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 11m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 368 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 718 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 382 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence 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 Lawrence Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 4.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,257 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 2021 (peak 17,257 customers out) · decade average 11.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 467 | 2,269 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 536 | 2,572 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 599 | 4,109 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 711 | 2,665 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 734 | 4,531 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 753 | 3,919 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 702 | 17,257 | 53.0 |
| 2022 | 750 | 3,209 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 699 | 5,118 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 767 | 16,896 | 33.8 |
| 2025 | 791 | 2,112 | 4.6 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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 · 11.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, OH logged 791 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,257 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 16d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lawrence 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 Lawrence County.
45619, 45638, 45645, 45659, 45669, 45678, 45680, 45688, 45696
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/39087 and /api/v1/counties/39087/history. Live data as of .