Power Outages in Van Wert County, OH
Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co and Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Village of Ohio City - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.4 hours.
Van Wert County, OH is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/ohio/van-wert-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Van Wert County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/van-wert-county
Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co and Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Village of Ohio City - (OH): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~14,048 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Village of Ohio City - (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), Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Ohio City - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Van Wert 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45891 | 219 | ≤11 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 45832 | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 45874 | 26 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 45863 | 19 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45898 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45894 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 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 Van Wert County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Van Wert County has been under 44 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×27
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Van Wert County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Van Wert County went about 9.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,307 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 9.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,498 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 190 | 1,456 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 159 | 2,707 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 255 | 2,878 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 418 | 1,504 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 426 | 4,821 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 479 | 5,498 | 13.5 |
| 2021 | 482 | 2,840 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 464 | 6,307 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 476 | 2,835 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 476 | 2,382 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 521 | 4,295 | 9.4 |
Cost of power in Van Wert County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Van Wert 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
- Dayton Power & Light Co16.1¢142,651 cust
- Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH)15.8¢10,830 cust
- Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc17.8¢9,153 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 high winds exposure · 6.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Van Wert County: FAQ
- How often does Van Wert County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Van Wert County, OH logged 521 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Van Wert County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,307 customers without power, beginning August 21, 2022 and lasting about 8h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Van Wert County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Van Wert County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Van Wert County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Dayton Power & Light Co, Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH), Ohio Power Co, Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Van Wert County.
45832, 45838, 45863, 45874, 45891, 45894, 45898, 45899
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 | |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) | 4.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Village of Ohio City - (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/39161 and /api/v1/counties/39161/history.