Power Outages in Washington County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Washington County, OH across 3 reported incidents. Ohio Power Co and Washington Electric Coop - (OH) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Washington County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/washington-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/washington-county
- Ohio Power Co
- Washington Electric Coop - (OH)
0.0%of this county's ~32,822 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Ohio Power Co, Washington Electric Coop - (OH).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington Electric Coop - (OH) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45750 | 391 | 31 | 289 | ≤11 |
| 45714 | 223 | ≤11 | 181 | 0 |
| 45784 | 41 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 45767 | 40 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 45786 | 37 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 45742 | 37 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 45744 | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 45768 | 23 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 45724 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 45729 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 45773 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45789 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45788 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45746 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45713 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45712 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 80 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flash Flood Warning on October 14, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×37
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Watch ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
Hardest-hit cities in Washington 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 Washington Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,006 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 4.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 6,542 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 402 | 4,136 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 384 | 5,976 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 481 | 14,006 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 626 | 7,799 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 661 | 1,882 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 687 | 8,918 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 657 | 2,955 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 666 | 4,424 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 663 | 6,542 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 735 | 5,352 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 707 | 2,837 | 4.3 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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
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 · 5.1 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 Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, OH logged 707 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,006 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2017 and lasting about 18h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 8 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Washington County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Ohio Power Co, Washington Electric Coop - (OH).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
45714, 45721, 45724, 45729, 45742, 45744, 45746, 45750, 45767, 45768, 45773, 45784, 45786, 45788, 45789
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 | |
| Washington Electric Coop - (OH) | - | Live · total only | - |
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/39167 and /api/v1/counties/39167/history. Live data as of .