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Power Outages in Portage County, OH

Is there a power outage in Portage County, OH right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Portage County, OH across 2 reported incidents.

Portage County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.8 hours.

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October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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Scattered outages

2 customers without power

Across 2 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC (utility's estimate)

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Live status by utility · Portage County

0.0%of this county's ~77,102 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Cleveland Electric Illum CoLive · county0---0-
Ohio Edison CoLive · county2---2October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC

Cleveland Electric Illum Co and Ohio Edison Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Municipalities in Portage County

Town-by-town counts as reported by Ohio Edison Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
PARIS TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co17860.1%October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC-
RANDOLPH TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co12,2620.0%October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC-
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ATWATER TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co01,3670.0%--
AURORAOhio Edison Co07,8930.0%--
BRADY LAKEOhio Edison Co02370.0%--
BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co04,3680.0%--
CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co08180.0%--
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co01,9370.0%--
EDINBURG TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co01,1090.0%--
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co02,2650.0%--
FREEDOM TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co01,2500.0%--
GARRETTSVILLEOhio Edison Co01,5080.0%--
HIRAMOhio Edison Co04070.0%--
HIRAM TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co09880.0%--
KENTOhio Edison Co013,6650.0%--
MANTUAOhio Edison Co08670.0%--
MANTUA TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co02,1740.0%--
NELSON TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co01,1660.0%--
PALMYRA TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co01,3360.0%--
RAVENNAOhio Edison Co06,5770.0%--
RAVENNA TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co04,3050.0%--
ROOTSTOWN TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co03,7380.0%--
SHALERSVILLE TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co02,2040.0%--
STREETSBOROOhio Edison Co08,7530.0%--
SUFFIELD TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co02,6830.0%--
SUGAR BUSH KNOLLSOhio Edison Co0790.0%--
WINDHAMOhio Edison Co08490.0%--
WINDHAM TOWNSHIPOhio Edison Co08290.0%--

Active outages in Portage County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Portage 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
1,891
Oxygen service
431
Dialysis (facility)
186
Home health / hospice
329
By ZIP code (14)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
44266465≤11358≤11
44240267≤11208≤11
44241194≤11142≤11
44202164≤1194≤11
44260154≤11125≤11
44231129≤11103≤11
44255106070≤11
4420196≤1166≤11
4427254038≤11
4428848≤1140≤11
4423436024≤11
4441234≤11250
44411260220
4444917≤11140

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

🔔 Alerts for Portage County, OH

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Recent NWS alert activity · Portage County

Portage County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Special Weather Statement ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Portage 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 20m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,147 customers out (1.2% of the county)

Outage trend · Portage County, OH
2customers out · peak 90
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 14:50 UTC
Portage County, OH: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 90 customers out; latest 2 as of Oct 19, 2026 14:50 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.025507510012 PM6 PMOct 196 AM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Portage County went about 3.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,116 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 3.8 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Portage County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.6h, 2016 2.1h, 2017 5.3h, 2018 3.3h, 2019 4.4h, 2020 6.8h, 2021 3.0h, 2022 4.3h, 2023 17.2h, 2024 4.9h, 2025 3.8h. Highlighted: 2023.051015201.6h20152.1h20165.3h20173.3h20184.4h20196.8h20203.0h20214.3h202217.2h20234.9h20243.8h2025
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Worst year here was 2023 (peak 31,116 customers out) · decade average 5.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20158107,6391.6
20167917,7082.1
201777715,5775.3
20187729,2873.3
20197447,8094.4
202082526,0576.8
20217834,4813.0
202279812,6294.3
202371831,11617.2
20246369,4524.9
20257588,0913.8

Cost of power in Portage County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Portage 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.

16.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 27% 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
August 25, 202331,1165d 10h
November 15, 202026,0574d 18h
March 25, 202319,8855d 15h
April 7, 201715,57716h 45m
April 1, 202313,3845d 8h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 5.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Portage County: FAQ

How often does Portage County, OH lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Portage County, OH logged 758 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Portage County, OH?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,116 customers without power, beginning August 25, 2023 and lasting about 5d 10h.
Is there a power outage in Portage County, OH right now?
Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Portage County, OH across 2 reported incidents.
Which utilities serve Portage County, OH?
Tracked electric providers include Ohio Edison Co.
Nearby counties
Cuyahoga CountyGeauga CountyMahoning CountyStark County
ZIP codes in Portage County

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

44201, 44202, 44231, 44234, 44240, 44241, 44243, 44255, 44260, 44266, 44272, 44285, 44288, 44411, 44412

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Portage County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Ohio →

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Ohio Edison Co4.1 hrsLive · countyOutage map ↗
Cleveland Electric Illum Co3.3 hrsLive · 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/39133 and /api/v1/counties/39133/history. Live data as of .