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Power Outages in Bucks County, PA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 64 customers are without power in Bucks County, PA across 6 reported incidents. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, PECO Energy Co and PPL Electric Utilities Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Perkasie - (PA), Borough of Quakertown - (PA) and Metropolitan Edison Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.4 hours.

Bucks County, PA is served by 6 tracked utilities.

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October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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Scattered outages

64 customers without power

0.0% of Bucks County · across 6 reported incidents.

  • PECO Energy Co49 out
  • PPL Electric Utilities Corp15 out

Not counted: no live feed for Borough of Perkasie - (PA), Borough of Quakertown - (PA) and Metropolitan Edison Co.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Bucks County

0.0%of this county's ~250,540 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Borough of Perkasie - (PA), Borough of Quakertown - (PA), Metropolitan Edison Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, PECO Energy Co, PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
PECO Energy CoLive · total onlynot by county------
PPL Electric Utilities CorpLive · total onlynot by county------
Borough of Perkasie - (PA)No live feedcan't see------
Borough of Quakertown - (PA)No live feedcan't see------
Metropolitan Edison CoNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Bucks 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
5,633
Oxygen service
802
Dialysis (facility)
574
Home health / hospice
1,157
By ZIP code (41)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
1902052123357≤11
1897443913286≤11
1906736214237≤11
1895132413222≤11
19047299≤11189≤11
18966286≤11179≤11
19053240≤11162≤11
19007222≤11160≤11
18901218141230
18940202≤11111≤11
19054189≤11142≤11
19057173≤111310
18944156≤11103≤11
19055136≤111010
18976132≤1169≤11
19030131≤11920
19021121≤11980
19056117≤11760
1896097≤11730
1891497≤1152≤11
1893891≤11540
1895481≤1144≤11
1890281≤1143≤11
1892951≤11300
18977360230
1892530≤11140
18947270≤110
1897225≤11180
18077250180
1894224017≤11
18930210120
18955190≤110
1892812≤11≤110
18917120≤110
18934≤110≤110
18933≤110≤110
18932≤110≤110
18931≤11≤11≤110
18923≤110≤110
18920≤110≤110
18913≤110≤11≤11

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

🔔 Alerts for Bucks County, PA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bucks County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Bucks County

Bucks County has been under 34 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 18, 2026.

  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×14
  • Wind Advisory ×8
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1
  • Special Weather Statement ×1

Latest Bucks County, PA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 9m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 629 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 576 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,098 customers out (0.5% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 25m

  8. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 495 customers out

Outage trend · Bucks County, PA
64customers out · peak 629
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Bucks County, PA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 629 customers out; latest 64 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0200400600800Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Bucks County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Bucks Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Bucks County went about 19.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 106,525 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 19.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Bucks County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 4.1h, 2016 6.9h, 2017 4.5h, 2018 35.1h, 2019 17.6h, 2020 30.7h, 2021 7.4h, 2022 5.3h, 2023 5.5h, 2024 10.7h, 2025 19.4h. Highlighted: 2018.0102030404.1h20156.9h20164.5h201735.1h201817.6h201930.7h20207.4h20215.3h20225.5h202310.7h202419.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 94,231 customers out) · decade average 13.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201562810,7144.1
201649333,8366.9
201752714,7854.5
201834894,23135.1
201933845,63817.6
2020363106,52530.7
202134314,5667.4
202247112,1175.3
202343111,8785.5
202414122,86610.7
202517674,98819.4

Cost of power in Bucks County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Bucks 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.

18.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 33% 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
August 3, 2020106,52511d 3h
March 6, 201894,2319d 6h
March 2, 201889,6893d 17h
June 11, 202574,98818d 10h
June 3, 202067,7565d 20h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High ice storms exposure · 13.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormVery High
TornadoRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Bucks County: FAQ

How often does Bucks County, PA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Bucks County, PA logged 176 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Bucks County, PA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 106,525 customers without power, beginning August 3, 2020 and lasting about 11d 3h.
Is there a power outage in Bucks County, PA right now?
Yes, about 64 customers are currently without power across 6 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Bucks County, PA?
Tracked electric providers include FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Metropolitan Edison Co, PECO Energy Co, PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
Nearby counties
Burlington CountyHunterdon CountyLehigh CountyMercer County
ZIP codes in Bucks County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bucks County (showing 40 of 48).

18077, 18081, 18901, 18902, 18912, 18913, 18914, 18917, 18920, 18921, 18923, 18925, 18927, 18929, 18930, 18932, 18933, 18935, 18938, 18940, 18942, 18944, 18946, 18947, 18950, 18951, 18954, 18955, 18960, 18962, 18966, 18970, 18972, 18974, 18976, 18977, 18980, 19007, 19020, 19021

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 · total only
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PPL Electric Utilities Corp3.3 hrsLive · total only-
PECO Energy Co5.5 hrsLive · total only-
Metropolitan Edison Co-No live feed-
Borough of Perkasie - (PA)-No live feed-
Borough of Quakertown - (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/42017 and /api/v1/counties/42017/history. Live data as of .