Power Outages in Preble County, OH
Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH), Dayton Power & Light Co and Duke Energy Ohio Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc and Village of Eldorado - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Preble County, OH is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH), Dayton Power & Light Co and Duke Energy Ohio Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc and Village of Eldorado - (OH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~18,841 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc, Village of Eldorado - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH), Dayton Power & Light Co, Duke Energy Ohio Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Eldorado - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Preble 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45320 | 240 | ≤11 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 45311 | 81 | ≤11 | 67 | ≤11 |
| 45381 | 80 | ≤11 | 65 | 0 |
| 45347 | 73 | ≤11 | 57 | 0 |
| 45338 | 64 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 45382 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 45321 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45378 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45330 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45070 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45003 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Preble County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Preble County right now.
Preble County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Preble County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Preble County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,477 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 4.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,595 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 447 | 2,556 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 402 | 2,468 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 398 | 12,477 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 538 | 5,368 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 605 | 1,929 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 610 | 6,257 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 505 | 5,406 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 548 | 6,914 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 546 | 4,016 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 560 | 5,595 | 10.1 |
| 2025 | 573 | 5,379 | 4.2 |
Cost of power in Preble County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Preble 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.
- Duke Energy Ohio Inc16.8¢277,897 cust
- Dayton Power & Light Co16.1¢142,651 cust
- Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH)18.4¢11,531 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 · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Preble County: FAQ
- How often does Preble County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Preble County, OH logged 573 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Preble County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,477 customers without power, beginning July 11, 2017 and lasting about 3d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Preble County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Preble County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Preble County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH), Dayton Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Preble County.
45003, 45070, 45311, 45320, 45321, 45330, 45338, 45347, 45378, 45381, 45382
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 3.0 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH) | 2.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Darke Rural Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Eldorado - (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/39135 and /api/v1/counties/39135/history.