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Power Outages in Muskingum County, OH

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 106 customers are without power in Muskingum County, OH across 5 reported incidents. Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Frontier Power Company, Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Licking Rural Electric Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.

Muskingum County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

106 customers without power

0.2% of Muskingum County · across 5 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 04:00 UTC (utility's estimate)

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Live status by utility · Muskingum County

0.0%of this county's ~44,768 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Frontier Power Company, Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Licking Rural Electric Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Duke Energy Ohio IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Frontier Power CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------
Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Licking Rural Electric IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Ohio Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
South Central Power CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Muskingum 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
2,031
Oxygen service
624
Dialysis (facility)
206
Home health / hospice
304
By ZIP code (15)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
437011,249331,025≤11
43777106≤1189≤11
4382293≤1176≤11
4383089≤1174≤11
4382177≤11680
4376277≤1164≤11
4377146≤1140≤11
4372033029≤11
4376726≤11230
43734210160
43802190170
4374618≤11130
4372717≤11150
43842≤110≤110
43735≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Muskingum County, OH

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Muskingum County

Muskingum County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Flash Flood Warning ×6
  • Flood Watch ×4
  • Flood Warning ×3
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
  • Freeze Warning ×1
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Muskingum County, OH outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 43m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 627 customers out (1.0% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 40m

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 653 customers out (1.0% of the county)

Outage trend · Muskingum County, OH
106customers out · peak 178
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Muskingum County, OH: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 178 customers out; latest 106 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.050100150200Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Muskingum County

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

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Muskingum Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Muskingum County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,651 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 3.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Muskingum County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.2h, 2016 2.1h, 2017 3.0h, 2018 3.2h, 2019 5.4h, 2020 6.7h, 2021 2.7h, 2022 10.7h, 2023 2.8h, 2024 4.3h, 2025 3.4h. Highlighted: 2022.0510152.2h20152.1h20163.0h20173.2h20185.4h20196.7h20202.7h202110.7h20222.8h20234.3h20243.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 13,651 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20155702,5722.2
20165973,2242.1
20175963,4763.0
20188212,0113.2
20198015,0235.4
202081812,8636.7
20218412,9152.7
202272013,65110.7
20238273,8722.8
20248833,9894.3
20257806,5443.4

Cost of power in Muskingum County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Muskingum 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.

18.3¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 40% 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
June 14, 202213,6515d 20h
September 10, 202012,8631h 30m
September 11, 202012,8623h 45m
September 15, 202012,8587h 45m
June 10, 202010,3352d 17h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate

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 Muskingum County: FAQ

How often does Muskingum County, OH lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Muskingum County, OH logged 780 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Muskingum County, OH?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,651 customers without power, beginning June 14, 2022 and lasting about 5d 20h.
Is there a power outage in Muskingum County, OH right now?
Yes, about 106 customers are currently without power across 5 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Muskingum County, OH?
Tracked electric providers include Frontier Power Company, Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc, Licking Rural Electric Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Nearby counties
Coshocton CountyGuernsey CountyLicking CountyMorgan County
ZIP codes in Muskingum County

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

43701, 43720, 43727, 43734, 43735, 43738, 43746, 43762, 43767, 43771, 43777, 43791, 43802, 43821, 43822, 43830, 43842

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 · total only
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South Central Power Company5.0 hrsLive · total only-
Duke Energy Ohio Inc3.0 hrsLive · total only-
Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc11.6 hrsLive · total only-
Licking Rural Electric Inc4.1 hrsLive · total only-
Frontier Power Company-Live · total only-

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/39119 and /api/v1/counties/39119/history. Live data as of .