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Power Outages in Morgan County, OH

As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Ohio Power Co, Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc and Washington Electric Coop - (OH) in Morgan County, OH. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.

Morgan County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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No outages reported

No active outages are reported by Ohio Power Co, Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc and Washington Electric Coop - (OH) in Morgan County.

Live status by utility · Morgan County

99%of this county's ~8,744 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Ohio Power CoLive · county08,0240.0%-0-
Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop IncLive · county04010.0%---
Washington Electric Coop - (OH)Live · county01970.0%---

Ohio Power Co, Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc and Washington Electric Coop - (OH) 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, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Morgan 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.

Power-dependent
226
Oxygen service
61
Dialysis (facility)
33
Home health / hospice
66
By ZIP code (5)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
43756960800
4378749≤11400
4375849≤11420
4571536≤11300
4372819≤11180

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Morgan County, OH

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Morgan County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Morgan County

Morgan County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Flood Warning ×10
  • Special Weather Statement ×9
  • Flash Flood Warning ×5
  • Flood Watch ×4
  • Freeze Warning ×3
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Morgan County, OH outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 46m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 100 customers out (1.2% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 8d 6h

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 234 customers out (2.7% of the county)

Outage trend · Morgan County, OH
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC
Morgan County, OH: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.816 AM12 PM6 PMOct 19
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,356 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 11.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Morgan County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 4.1h, 2016 10.1h, 2017 11.1h, 2018 8.9h, 2019 14.6h, 2020 14.6h, 2021 10.9h, 2022 40.8h, 2023 20.8h, 2024 7.9h, 2025 11.3h. Highlighted: 2022.02040604.1h201510.1h201611.1h20178.9h201814.6h201914.6h202010.9h202140.8h202220.8h20237.9h202411.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 4,787 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20152801,6324.1
20162895,35610.1
20173601,62311.1
20184771,1498.9
20194621,74514.6
20204614,68014.6
20215232,69010.9
20225084,78740.8
20235553,75120.8
20245561,6217.9
20255443,61411.3

Cost of power in Morgan County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Morgan 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.

18.9¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 38% since 2015
vs Ohio avg 19.4¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
August 6, 20165,3561h 45m
April 26, 20165,0891h 30m
June 23, 20165,0838h 30m
February 3, 20224,7874d 9h
September 11, 20204,68015m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 14.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windVery Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Morgan County: FAQ

How often does Morgan County, OH lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, OH logged 544 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, OH?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,356 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2016 and lasting about 1h 45m.
Is there a power outage in Morgan County, OH right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Morgan County, OH?
Tracked electric providers include Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Ohio Power Co, Washington Electric Coop - (OH).
Nearby counties
Athens CountyMuskingum CountyNoble CountyPerry County
ZIP codes in Morgan County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.

43728, 43756, 43758, 43787, 45715

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Ohio Power Co3.7 hrsLive · county
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Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc11.6 hrsLive · county-
Washington Electric Coop - (OH)-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/39115 and /api/v1/counties/39115/history.