Power Outages in Richland County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Richland County, OH across 1 reported incident. Consolidated Cooperative, Firelands Electric Coop, Inc, Licking Rural Electric Inc, North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (OH), Ohio Edison Co and Ohio Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Galion, City of Shelby - (OH), Village of Lucas - (OH), Village of Plymouth - (OH) and Village of Shiloh - (OH), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Richland County, OH is served by 11 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/richland-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richland County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/richland-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Galion, City of Shelby - (OH), Village of Lucas - (OH), Village of Plymouth - (OH) and Village of Shiloh - (OH).
0.0%of this county's ~59,345 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Galion, City of Shelby - (OH), Village of Lucas - (OH), Village of Plymouth - (OH), Village of Shiloh - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Consolidated Cooperative, Firelands Electric Coop, Inc, Licking Rural Electric Inc, North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (OH), Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Firelands Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Edison Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Galion | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Shelby - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Lucas - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Plymouth - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Shiloh - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Richland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44903 | 346 | ≤11 | 277 | ≤11 |
| 44906 | 312 | ≤11 | 263 | ≤11 |
| 44907 | 238 | 13 | 190 | 0 |
| 44905 | 208 | ≤11 | 182 | ≤11 |
| 44904 | 185 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 44875 | 181 | ≤11 | 156 | ≤11 |
| 44813 | 92 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 44902 | 75 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 44878 | 37 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 44843 | 33 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 44822 | 29 | ≤11 | 22 | 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 Richland County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Richland County right now.
Richland County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Richland County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 503 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Richland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richland County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,231 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 2.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 28,231 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 834 | 2,871 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 770 | 3,054 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 748 | 8,534 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 859 | 4,104 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 837 | 6,186 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 809 | 8,084 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 827 | 8,655 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 845 | 28,231 | 19.3 |
| 2023 | 829 | 4,935 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 744 | 4,080 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 811 | 7,376 | 2.3 |
Cost of power in Richland County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richland 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
- Ohio Edison Co16.0¢265,391 cust
- Licking Rural Electric Inc17.0¢26,038 cust
- Consolidated Cooperative17.0¢17,091 cust
- North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (OH)17.8¢8,431 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 High ice storms exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Richland County: FAQ
- How often does Richland County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richland County, OH logged 811 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richland County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,231 customers without power, beginning June 13, 2022 and lasting about 9d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Richland County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Richland County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Consolidated Cooperative, Firelands Electric Coop, Inc, Licking Rural Electric Inc, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co.
Mansfield. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Richland County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richland County.
44813, 44822, 44843, 44875, 44878, 44901, 44902, 44903, 44904, 44905, 44906, 44907
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 | |
| Ohio Edison Co | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Consolidated Cooperative | 2.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Firelands Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Galion | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Lucas - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Plymouth - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Shelby - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Shiloh - (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/39139 and /api/v1/counties/39139/history. Live data as of .