Power Outages in Adams County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 25 customers are without power in Adams County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.7 hours.
Adams County, PA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Adams County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Adams County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 690 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Adams 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 Adams Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Adams County went about 17.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,455 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 10,728 customers out) · decade average 5.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 592 | 1,782 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 613 | 16,455 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 595 | 4,345 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 609 | 2,990 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 641 | 6,576 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 567 | 2,655 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 642 | 14,581 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 699 | 6,864 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 662 | 3,256 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 628 | 4,996 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 678 | 10,728 | 17.7 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 5.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Adams County: FAQ
- How often does Adams County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adams County, PA logged 678 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adams County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,455 customers without power, beginning July 14, 2016 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Adams County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 25 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Adams County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include ADAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC, METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adams County.
17301, 17303, 17304, 17306, 17307, 17316, 17320, 17325, 17340, 17343, 17344, 17350, 17353, 17372
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN EDISON CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| ADAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42001 and /api/v1/counties/42001/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .