Power Outages in Pike County, OH
Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Ohio Valley Electric Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.5 hours.
Pike County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/pike-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Pike County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/pike-county
Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co and South Central Power Company publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Ohio Valley Electric Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,112 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Power Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Valley Electric Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Pike 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45690 | 246 | ≤11 | 206 | ≤11 |
| 45661 | 124 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 45613 | 53 | 0 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 45646 | ≤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 Pike County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Pike County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Flood Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flood Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Latest Pike County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 260 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 46m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 131 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 391 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Pike County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Pike County went about 11.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,949 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 11.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,949 customers out) · decade average 21.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 317 | 1,870 | 15.1 |
| 2016 | 399 | 2,315 | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 390 | 3,288 | 15.6 |
| 2018 | 604 | 3,152 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 586 | 3,286 | 23.6 |
| 2020 | 607 | 5,277 | 10.5 |
| 2021 | 612 | 2,655 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 615 | 7,655 | 45.1 |
| 2023 | 625 | 5,201 | 31.4 |
| 2024 | 694 | 7,949 | 48.8 |
| 2025 | 647 | 2,667 | 11.5 |
Cost of power in Pike County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Pike 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
- Duke Energy Ohio Inc16.8¢277,897 cust
- South Central Power Company15.4¢118,458 cust
- Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc20.5¢16,056 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 · 21.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Pike County: FAQ
- How often does Pike County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Pike County, OH logged 647 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Pike County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,949 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 5d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Pike County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Pike County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Pike County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pike County.
45613, 45624, 45642, 45646, 45661, 45690
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 | |
| South Central Power Company | 5.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 16.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Adams Rural Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Ohio Valley Electric Corp | - | 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/39131 and /api/v1/counties/39131/history.