Power Outages in Mercer County, OH
Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) and Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Celina - (OH), City of Mendon - (OH) and Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Mercer County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mercer County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/mercer-county
Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) and Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Celina - (OH), City of Mendon - (OH) and Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,331 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Celina - (OH), City of Mendon - (OH), Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Celina - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Mendon - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Mercer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45822 | 257 | ≤11 | 217 | ≤11 |
| 45828 | 42 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 45846 | 34 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 45882 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 45860 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45883 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45866 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45862 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45826 | ≤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 Mercer County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Mercer County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×11
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Mercer County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 196 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mercer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mercer County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,809 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 3.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 8,809 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 209 | 3,017 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 180 | 1,913 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 206 | 3,443 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 225 | 3,098 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 333 | 8,809 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 424 | 6,047 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 462 | 4,516 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 415 | 2,338 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 386 | 3,875 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 431 | 2,657 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 438 | 6,108 | 3.7 |
Cost of power in Mercer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mercer 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.
- Dayton Power & Light Co16.1¢142,651 cust
- Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH)16.4¢16,384 cust
- Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)15.8¢10,830 cust
- City of Celina - (OH)10.0¢7,726 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 tornadoes exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Mercer County: FAQ
- How often does Mercer County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mercer County, OH logged 438 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mercer County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,809 customers without power, beginning February 24, 2019 and lasting about 1d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Mercer County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Mercer County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Mercer County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mercer County.
45310, 45822, 45826, 45828, 45846, 45860, 45862, 45866, 45882, 45883
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) | 4.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Celina - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Mendon - (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/39107 and /api/v1/counties/39107/history.