Power Outages in Paulding County, OH
North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co and Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Paulding County, OH is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/paulding-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Paulding County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/paulding-county
North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co and Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,895 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: North Western Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Western Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Paulding 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45879 | 88 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 45813 | 36 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 45880 | 35 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 45873 | 32 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 45821 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 45886 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45861 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45855 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45851 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45849 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Paulding County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Paulding County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Paulding County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Paulding County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,638 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 2,930 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 146 | 1,399 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 96 | 478 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 196 | 1,224 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 272 | 2,685 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 310 | 2,930 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 360 | 3,054 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 357 | 2,488 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 406 | 2,227 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 338 | 3,638 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 415 | 2,897 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 456 | 2,584 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Paulding County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Paulding 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
- Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc17.8¢9,153 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 Low ice storms exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Paulding County: FAQ
- How often does Paulding County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Paulding County, OH logged 456 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Paulding County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,638 customers without power, beginning April 3, 2023 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Paulding County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Paulding County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Paulding County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Paulding County.
45813, 45821, 45849, 45851, 45855, 45861, 45873, 45879, 45880, 45886
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 · total only | |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| North Western Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/39125 and /api/v1/counties/39125/history.