Power Outages in Allegheny County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 58 customers are without power in Allegheny County, PA across 4 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.6 hours.
Allegheny County, PA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- WEST PENN POWER COMPANY
- DUQUESNE LIGHT CO
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Allegheny County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×17
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Allegheny County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 7m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 889 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 2,468 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,213 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 4,211 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,183 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,183 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,179 customers out (0.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Allegheny 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 Allegheny Countyisn't available yet.
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.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 270,977 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 707 | 13,385 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 714 | 9,449 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 705 | 24,545 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 642 | 29,490 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 752 | 58,700 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 840 | 31,345 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 713 | 31,137 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 716 | 17,017 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 622 | 46,195 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 596 | 84,962 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 581 | 270,977 | 24.6 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 58 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Allegheny County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include DUQUESNE LIGHT CO, PENNSYLVANIA POWER CO, WEST PENN POWER COMPANY.
Pittsburgh. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Allegheny County level shown above.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST PENN POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| PENNSYLVANIA POWER CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| DUQUESNE LIGHT CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42003 and /api/v1/counties/42003/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .