Power Outages in Meigs County, OH
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Ohio Power Co and Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Meigs County, OH. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.0 hours.
Meigs County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/meigs-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Meigs County, OH", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/meigs-county
No active outages are reported by Ohio Power Co and Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Meigs County.
100%of this county's ~12,492 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 11,253 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,280 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Ohio Power Co and Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Meigs 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45769 | 119 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 45710 | 96 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 45760 | 87 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 45771 | 57 | ≤11 | 47 | 0 |
| 45772 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 45775 | 28 | 0 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 45743 | 28 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 45779 | 21 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 45741 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 45776 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45770 | ≤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 Meigs County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Meigs County has been under 116 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×47
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×24
- Special Weather Statement ×21
- Flash Flood Warning ×12
- Flood Watch ×7
- Freeze Warning ×3
Latest Meigs County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 79 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 447 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 16h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 330 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Meigs County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Meigs County went about 14.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,134 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 14.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 3,754 customers out) · decade average 12.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 356 | 3,054 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 390 | 3,220 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 482 | 7,134 | 16.5 |
| 2018 | 580 | 4,389 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | 574 | 2,466 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | 549 | 5,019 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 536 | 1,685 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 575 | 3,754 | 18.0 |
| 2023 | 548 | 3,340 | 14.9 |
| 2024 | 544 | 3,814 | 17.3 |
| 2025 | 507 | 4,459 | 14.0 |
Cost of power in Meigs County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Meigs 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 · 12.6 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 Meigs County: FAQ
- How often does Meigs County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Meigs County, OH logged 507 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Meigs County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,134 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2017 and lasting about 5h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Meigs County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Meigs County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Meigs 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 Meigs County.
45710, 45720, 45741, 45743, 45760, 45769, 45770, 45771, 45772, 45775, 45776, 45779, 45783
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 · county | |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 16.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/39105 and /api/v1/counties/39105/history.