Power Outages in Shelby County, OH
Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) and Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Logan County Coop Power & Light, Village of Jackson Center - (OH) and Village of Minster - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
Shelby County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Shelby County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/shelby-county
Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) and Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Logan County Coop Power & Light, Village of Jackson Center - (OH) and Village of Minster - (OH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~15,363 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Logan County Coop Power & Light, Village of Jackson Center - (OH), Village of Minster - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Logan County Coop Power & Light | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Jackson Center - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Minster - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Shelby 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45365 | 374 | 15 | 287 | ≤11 |
| 45302 | 26 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 45334 | 25 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 45845 | 24 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 45306 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 45333 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45363 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45360 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45340 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45336 | ≤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 Shelby County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Shelby County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Shelby County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6d 12h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 124 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 426 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 746 customers out (6.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Shelby County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Shelby County went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,446 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,105 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 298 | 2,224 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 310 | 7,446 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 299 | 5,396 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 322 | 768 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 411 | 5,118 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 424 | 5,105 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 430 | 3,109 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 508 | 4,983 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 490 | 2,735 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 532 | 3,443 | 4.6 |
| 2025 | 510 | 4,093 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Shelby County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Shelby 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.
- Dayton Power & Light Co16.1¢142,651 cust
- Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH)16.4¢16,384 cust
- Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)15.8¢10,830 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 · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Shelby County: FAQ
- How often does Shelby County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Shelby County, OH logged 510 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Shelby County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,446 customers without power, beginning November 16, 2016 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Shelby County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Shelby County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Shelby County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Dayton Power & Light Co, Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Shelby County.
45302, 45306, 45333, 45334, 45336, 45340, 45353, 45360, 45363, 45365, 45845
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 | - |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) | 4.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Logan County Coop Power & Light | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Minster - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Jackson Center - (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/39149 and /api/v1/counties/39149/history.