Power Outages in Wayne County, OH
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc, Ohio Edison Co and Ohio Power Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Orrville - (OH) and Village of Marshallville - (OH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Wayne County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, OH". https://massoutage.com/ohio/wayne-county
Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc, Ohio Edison Co and Ohio Power Co publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Orrville - (OH) and Village of Marshallville - (OH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~48,076 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Orrville - (OH), Village of Marshallville - (OH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc, Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | 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 Orrville - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Marshallville - (OH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wayne 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44691 | 739 | 22 | 574 | ≤11 |
| 44667 | 163 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 44270 | 151 | ≤11 | 129 | ≤11 |
| 44230 | 118 | ≤11 | 100 | 0 |
| 44287 | 107 | ≤11 | 94 | 0 |
| 44676 | 67 | ≤11 | 56 | 0 |
| 44618 | 67 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 44217 | 56 | 0 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 44606 | 51 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 44645 | 32 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 44677 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 44276 | 27 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 44214 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 44627 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 44659 | ≤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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Wayne County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,901 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 11,252 customers out) · decade average 3.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 527 | 3,278 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 532 | 2,960 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 645 | 7,572 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 836 | 9,422 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 783 | 9,417 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 816 | 11,901 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 802 | 7,127 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 804 | 11,252 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 768 | 11,226 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 746 | 2,515 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 772 | 4,627 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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
- Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc17.5¢15,298 cust
- Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc17.2¢14,793 cust
- City of Orrville - (OH)11.0¢6,327 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 · 3.2 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, OH logged 772 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,901 customers without power, beginning September 11, 2020 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, OH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, OH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc, Ohio Edison Co, Ohio Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
44214, 44217, 44230, 44270, 44276, 44287, 44606, 44618, 44645, 44659, 44667, 44676, 44677, 44691
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 | |
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc | 5.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | 3.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| City of Orrville - (OH) | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Marshallville - (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/39169 and /api/v1/counties/39169/history.