Power Outages in Ottawa County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Ottawa County, OH across 1 reported incident. Ohio Edison Co and The Toledo Edison Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc, Village of Elmore - (OH), Village of Genoa - (OH) and Village of Oak Harbor - (OH), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Ottawa County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/ottawa-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ottawa County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/ottawa-county
Not counted: no live feed for Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc, Village of Elmore - (OH), Village of Genoa - (OH) and Village of Oak Harbor - (OH).
0.0%of this county's ~33,585 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc, Village of Elmore - (OH), Village of Genoa - (OH), Village of Oak Harbor - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ohio Edison Co, The Toledo Edison Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Toledo Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Elmore - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Genoa - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Oak Harbor - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ottawa 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43452 | 194 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 43449 | 132 | ≤11 | 96 | 0 |
| 43430 | 71 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 43440 | 60 | 0 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 43416 | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 43445 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 43432 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 43468 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43458 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43456 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43446 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43439 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43408 | ≤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 Ottawa County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Ottawa County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×16
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Ottawa County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 9,541 customers out (45% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,293 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ottawa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Ottawa Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ottawa County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,110 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 4.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 14,543 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 543 | 9,640 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 513 | 5,210 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 527 | 10,668 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 536 | 6,147 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 531 | 9,590 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 489 | 14,543 | 10.5 |
| 2021 | 534 | 21,110 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 553 | 10,614 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 510 | 21,110 | 10.2 |
| 2024 | 446 | 7,538 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 522 | 6,499 | 4.9 |
Cost of power in Ottawa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ottawa 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
- The Toledo Edison Co16.5¢85,959 cust
- Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc17.3¢11,292 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 · 6.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ottawa County: FAQ
- How often does Ottawa County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ottawa County, OH logged 522 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ottawa County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,110 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2023 and lasting about 5h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Ottawa County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ottawa County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Ohio Edison Co, The Toledo Edison Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ottawa County.
43408, 43416, 43430, 43432, 43433, 43436, 43439, 43440, 43445, 43446, 43449, 43452, 43456, 43458, 43468
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 | |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | 1.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| The Toledo Edison Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Elmore - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Genoa - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Oak Harbor - (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/39123 and /api/v1/counties/39123/history. Live data as of .