Power Outages in Lorain County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lorain County, OH across 1 reported incident. Cleveland Electric Illum Co, Firelands Electric Coop, Inc, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc and Ohio Edison Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Amherst- (OH), City of Oberlin - (OH), Village of Grafton - (OH) and Village of Wellington - (OH), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Lorain County, OH is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/lorain-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lorain County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/lorain-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Amherst- (OH), City of Oberlin - (OH), Village of Grafton - (OH) and Village of Wellington - (OH).
0.0%of this county's ~145,808 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Amherst- (OH), City of Oberlin - (OH), Village of Grafton - (OH), Village of Wellington - (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, Firelands Electric Coop, Inc, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc, Ohio Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Electric Illum Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Firelands Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Amherst- (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Oberlin - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Grafton - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Wellington - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lorain 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44035 | 879 | 13 | 711 | ≤11 |
| 44052 | 386 | ≤11 | 300 | ≤11 |
| 44039 | 381 | ≤11 | 296 | ≤11 |
| 44053 | 335 | ≤11 | 252 | ≤11 |
| 44001 | 301 | ≤11 | 234 | 0 |
| 44055 | 271 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 44012 | 235 | ≤11 | 171 | ≤11 |
| 44011 | 163 | 0 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 44090 | 161 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 44054 | 144 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 44074 | 142 | ≤11 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 44044 | 134 | ≤11 | 114 | 0 |
| 44028 | 113 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 44050 | 66 | ≤11 | 56 | ≤11 |
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 Lorain County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Lorain County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×18
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lorain 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 Lorain Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lorain County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 53,056 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 53,056 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 938 | 38,119 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 858 | 12,054 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 771 | 12,545 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 775 | 10,535 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 847 | 8,033 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 807 | 10,582 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 794 | 16,219 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 787 | 8,292 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 813 | 20,989 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 738 | 53,056 | 16.4 |
| 2025 | 841 | 17,246 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Lorain County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lorain 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 Edison Co16.0¢265,391 cust
- Cleveland Electric Illum Co16.2¢137,419 cust
- Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc17.5¢15,298 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 ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lorain County: FAQ
- How often does Lorain County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lorain County, OH logged 841 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lorain County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 53,056 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2024 and lasting about 7d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Lorain County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lorain County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Cleveland Electric Illum Co, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc, Ohio Edison Co.
Lorain, Elyria. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lorain County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lorain County.
44001, 44011, 44012, 44028, 44035, 44039, 44044, 44049, 44050, 44052, 44053, 44054, 44055, 44074, 44090
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison Co | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Cleveland Electric Illum Co | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Firelands Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Wellington - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Grafton - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Oberlin - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Amherst- (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/39093 and /api/v1/counties/39093/history. Live data as of .