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Power Outages in Allegheny County, PA

As of October 19, 2026 07:45 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Allegheny County, PA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Borough of Pitcairn - (PA), Borough of Tarentum - (PA), Pennsylvania Power Co and West Penn Power Company, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.6 hours.

Allegheny County, PA is served by 7 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

1 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

Utility ETR: October 19, 2026 10:00 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for Borough of Pitcairn - (PA), Borough of Tarentum - (PA), Pennsylvania Power Co and West Penn Power Company.

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Live status by utility · Allegheny County

16%of this county's ~654,284 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Borough of Pitcairn - (PA), Borough of Tarentum - (PA), Pennsylvania Power Co, West Penn Power Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

Only visible while reporting outages: Duquesne Light Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoLive · county1103,8820.0%-1October 19, 2026 10:00 UTC
Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)Live · county0480.0%---
Duquesne Light CoOutages onlynone reported------
Borough of Pitcairn - (PA)No live feedcan't see------
Borough of Tarentum - (PA)No live feedcan't see------
Pennsylvania Power CoNo live feedcan't see------
West Penn Power CompanyNo live feedcan't see------

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Municipalities in Allegheny County

Town-by-town counts as reported by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
BETHEL PARK MUNICIPALITYFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co112,7410.0%October 19, 2026 10:00 UTC-
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BRACKENRIDGE BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,5710.0%--
BRADFORD WOODS BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co05360.0%--
BRIDGEVILLE BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co02,9910.0%--
CHESWICK BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,0730.0%--
EAST DEER TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co08310.0%--
ELIZABETH BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co07000.0%--
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co06,3480.0%--
FAWN TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,1890.0%--
FINDLAY TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co0950.0%--
FORWARD TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,6510.0%--
FRANKLIN PARK BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co05,2560.0%--
FRAZER TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co08670.0%--
HARMAR TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,7110.0%--
HARRISON TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co05,1150.0%--
INDIANA TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co07620.0%--
JEFFERSON HILLS BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co04,1020.0%--
LINCOLN BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co03320.0%--
MARSHALL TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co04,5970.0%--
MCCANDLESS TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co08,3880.0%--
MCDONALD BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co05790.0%--
MONROEVILLE MUNICIPALITYFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co0840.0%--
NORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co07,9470.0%--
OAKDALE BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,0210.0%--
PINE TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co04,0370.0%--
PLEASANT HILLS BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co0490.0%--
PLUM BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co03280.0%--
RICHLAND TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co0200.0%--
ROSS TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01030.0%--
SCOTT TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co02070.0%--
SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co08,1020.0%--
SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co06,7240.0%--
SOUTH VERSAILLES TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01700.0%--
SPRINGDALE BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,9590.0%--
SPRINGDALE TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co08380.0%--
TARENTUM BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01090.0%--
UPPER ST CLAIR TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co08,6280.0%--
WEST DEER TOWNSHIPFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01,7170.0%--
WEST ELIZABETH BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co02790.0%--
WHITE OAK BOROUGHFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co01250.0%--

Active outages in Allegheny County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Allegheny 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.

Power-dependent
15,002
Oxygen service
1,382
Dialysis (facility)
1,396
Home health / hospice
3,426
By ZIP code (98)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
15235499≤11371≤11
1510844417276≤11
15237437≤11329≤11
15236421≤11315≤11
15102366≤11264≤11
152213590254≤11
15146340≤11260≤11
15227321≤11243≤11
15132316≤11223≤11
15044316≤11247≤11
15210310≤11234≤11
15122287≤11210≤11
15206283≤11207≤11
15212279≤11201≤11
15120276≤11189≤11
15147271≤11215≤11
15136271≤11196≤11
15205266≤11207≤11
15106255≤11202≤11
15101254≤11188≤11
15239235≤11193≤11
15017230≤11184≤11
15217227≤111580
15025222≤11167≤11
15234217≤111660
15220203≤111520
15216200≤111530
15202189≤11154≤11
15143186≤11123≤11
15243184≤11137≤11
15241180≤111210
15116174≤11128≤11
15090170≤11112≤11
15226162≤11118≤11
15219160≤1199≤11
15209156≤11117≤11
15214154≤11112≤11
15218150≤11113≤11
15037150≤11110≤11
15213148≤11106≤11
15065147≤11111≤11
15207144≤11109≤11
15229143≤11102≤11
15137140≤11107≤11
15084139≤11102≤11
15131135≤11107≤11
1507113201070
15238129≤1184≤11
15211128≤1199≤11
15228125≤1198≤11
15215117≤1180≤11
15145116≤1181≤11
15201115≤1182≤11
15104114≤1184≤11
15129113≤11870
15208111≤11820
15024102≤1174≤11
15224100≤1171≤11
1520491≤1163≤11
1513388≤1170≤11
1512681≤1161≤11
1522380072≤11
1513578051≤11
1520376047≤11
1511075≤1150≤11
1513969≤1152≤11
1504569≤1149≤11
1514452≤11400
1523351≤11290
1514045≤1133≤11
1503539≤1132≤11
1523238031≤11
1501436032≤11
15112350300
1514834≤11250
1503432≤1129≤11
1522230≤11210
1504629≤11240
15142190140
1504919014≤11
15076150≤110
15225120≤110
15056120≤110
15018120≤110
15015120≤110
15088≤110≤110
15086≤110≤110
15082≤110≤110
15075≤110≤110
15064≤110≤110
15051≤110≤110
15047≤110≤110
15031≤110≤110
15030≤110≤110
15028≤110≤110
15020≤110≤11≤11
15007≤11≤11≤110
15006≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Allegheny County, PA

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Allegheny County

Allegheny County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Flood Warning ×7
  • Flood Watch ×6
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
  • Special Weather Statement ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1
  • Freeze Warning ×1

Latest Allegheny County, PA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 3,187 customers out (0.5% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 26m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 359 customers out

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 864 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 59m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 743 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 5m

Outage trend · Allegheny County, PA
1customers out · peak 26
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC
Allegheny County, PA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 26 customers out; latest 1 as of Oct 19, 2026 07:40 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01020306 AM12 PM6 PMOct 19
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Allegheny County went about 24.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 270,977 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

The US EIA reports Pennsylvania utilities averaged 6.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 24.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Allegheny County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.2h, 2016 1.1h, 2017 1.8h, 2018 3.2h, 2019 4.8h, 2020 2.9h, 2021 3.0h, 2022 1.6h, 2023 2.7h, 2024 6.4h, 2025 24.6h. Highlighted: 2025.01020301.2h20151.1h20161.8h20173.2h20184.8h20192.9h20203.0h20211.6h20222.7h20236.4h202424.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2025 (peak 270,977 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201570713,3851.2
20167149,4491.1
201770524,5451.8
201864229,4903.2
201975258,7004.8
202084031,3452.9
202171331,1373.0
202271617,0171.6
202362246,1952.7
202459684,9626.4
2025581270,97724.6

Cost of power in Allegheny County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Allegheny 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.

22.7¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 46% since 2015
vs Pennsylvania avg 21.7¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
April 29, 2025270,97711d 17h
June 17, 202484,9628d 20h
February 24, 201958,7006d 13h
December 29, 202455,5702d 12h
March 25, 202346,1955d 9h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormVery High
FloodingVery High
TornadoRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Allegheny County: FAQ

How often does Allegheny County, PA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Allegheny County, PA logged 581 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Allegheny County, PA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 270,977 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 11d 17h.
Is there a power outage in Allegheny County, PA right now?
Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Allegheny County, PA?
Tracked electric providers include Duquesne Light Co, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Pennsylvania Power Co, West Penn Power Company.
Nearby counties
Beaver CountyButler CountyWashington CountyWestmoreland County
Cities & towns in Allegheny County

Pittsburgh. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table above.

ZIP codes in Allegheny County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Allegheny County (showing 40 of 103).

15006, 15007, 15014, 15015, 15017, 15018, 15020, 15024, 15025, 15028, 15030, 15031, 15034, 15035, 15037, 15044, 15045, 15046, 15047, 15049, 15051, 15056, 15064, 15065, 15071, 15075, 15076, 15082, 15084, 15086, 15088, 15090, 15101, 15102, 15104, 15106, 15108, 15110, 15112, 15116

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co10.8 hrsLive · county
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West Penn Power Company-No live feed-
Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)-Live · county-
Pennsylvania Power Co-No live feed-
Duquesne Light Co-Outages only-
Borough of Tarentum - (PA)-No live feed-
Borough of Pitcairn - (PA)-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 Pennsylvania customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42003 and /api/v1/counties/42003/history. Live data as of .