Power Outages in Medina County, OH
Cleveland Electric Illum Co, 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 Wadsworth - (OH), Seville Board of Public Affairs and Village of Lodi - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Medina County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Medina County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/medina-county
Cleveland Electric Illum Co, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc and Ohio Edison Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Wadsworth - (OH), Seville Board of Public Affairs and Village of Lodi - (OH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~71,639 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Wadsworth - (OH), Seville Board of Public Affairs, Village of Lodi - (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, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Wadsworth - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seville Board of Public Affairs | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Lodi - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Medina 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44256 | 512 | 20 | 353 | ≤11 |
| 44212 | 451 | ≤11 | 358 | ≤11 |
| 44281 | 350 | ≤11 | 262 | ≤11 |
| 44254 | 82 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 44280 | 75 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 44273 | 72 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 44233 | 58 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 44275 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 44253 | 30 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 44215 | 19 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 44251 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 44235 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Medina County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Medina County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Medina County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Medina County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,237 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 3.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 13,584 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 650 | 3,113 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 666 | 3,771 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 612 | 14,237 | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 773 | 6,131 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 738 | 8,441 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 706 | 13,584 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 643 | 3,667 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 659 | 11,951 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 594 | 10,217 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 534 | 11,428 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 622 | 6,883 | 3.5 |
Cost of power in Medina County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Medina 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
- City of Wadsworth - (OH)12.2¢12,296 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 · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Medina County: FAQ
- How often does Medina County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Medina County, OH logged 622 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Medina County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,237 customers without power, beginning November 5, 2017 and lasting about 3d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Medina County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Medina County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Medina County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc, Ohio Edison Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Medina County.
44212, 44215, 44233, 44235, 44251, 44253, 44254, 44256, 44273, 44274, 44275, 44280, 44281
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 | - |
| City of Wadsworth - (OH) | 0.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Village of Lodi - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Seville Board of Public Affairs | - | 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/39103 and /api/v1/counties/39103/history.