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Power Outages in Putnam County, OH

Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc 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 and Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.4 hours.

Putnam County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.

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Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc and The Toledo Edison Co publish no county-level figures.

No live feed for Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc and Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Putnam County

0.0%of this county's ~15,819 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc, Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc, The Toledo Edison Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)Live · total onlynot by county------
Ohio Power CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
The Toledo Edison CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Hancock-Wood Electric Coop IncNo live feedcan't see------
Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Putnam 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
371
Oxygen service
131
Dialysis (facility)
44
Home health / hospice
99
By ZIP code (11)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
4587591≤1172≤11
4583057≤11470
4585645≤11350
4583145≤11390
45827260180
45877160120
45844160120
45893≤110≤110
45876≤110≤110
45864≤110≤110
45853≤11≤11≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Putnam County, OH

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Putnam County

Putnam County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

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

Latest Putnam County, OH outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 34m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 194 customers out (1.3% of the county)

Outage trend · Putnam County, OH
0customers out
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Putnam County, OH: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Hardest-hit cities in Putnam County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Putnam County went about 4.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,987 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 4.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Putnam County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.5h, 2016 1.1h, 2017 2.2h, 2018 1.8h, 2019 2.9h, 2020 3.4h, 2021 3.5h, 2022 12.1h, 2023 3.9h, 2024 3.0h, 2025 4.4h. Highlighted: 2022.0510151.5h20151.1h20162.2h20171.8h20182.9h20193.4h20203.5h202112.1h20223.9h20233.0h20244.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,669 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20151561,2651.5
20161931,0181.1
20172681,0162.2
20183472,9871.8
20193972,2972.9
20204409233.4
20214691,2703.5
20224621,66912.1
20234151,2643.9
20244691,3533.0
20255482,6764.4

Cost of power in Putnam County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Putnam 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.

18.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 42% 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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 4, 20182,9872h
April 2, 20252,6768h 45m
July 27, 20192,2972h 15m
June 14, 20221,6692d 20h
May 23, 20191,43818h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
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Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

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Power outages in Putnam County: FAQ

How often does Putnam County, OH lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Putnam County, OH logged 548 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Putnam County, OH?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,987 customers without power, beginning September 4, 2018 and lasting about 2h.
Is there a power outage in Putnam County, OH right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Putnam County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Putnam County, OH?
Tracked electric providers include Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc, The Toledo Edison Co.
Nearby counties
Allen CountyDefiance CountyHancock CountyHenry County
ZIP codes in Putnam County

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

45815, 45827, 45830, 45831, 45844, 45848, 45853, 45856, 45864, 45875, 45876, 45877, 45893

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Ohio Power Co3.7 hrsLive · total only
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Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc1.0 hrsNo live feed-
The Toledo Edison Co1.8 hrsLive · total only-
Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)4.2 hrsLive · total only-
Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc-Live · total only-
Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (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/39137 and /api/v1/counties/39137/history.