Power Outages in Butler County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 19:53 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Butler County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.5 hours.
Butler County, PA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Butler County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×13
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Butler County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 34m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,520 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,520 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,088 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,088 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,088 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,088 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 3,074 customers out (3.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Butler 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 Butler Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butler County went about 7.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 37,800 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 37,800 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 765 | 12,529 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 791 | 3,077 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 732 | 8,147 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 788 | 37,800 | 21.4 |
| 2019 | 792 | 9,766 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 847 | 11,031 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 761 | 5,692 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 805 | 11,336 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 786 | 24,378 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 669 | 9,045 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 723 | 15,747 | 7.5 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 6.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Butler County: FAQ
- How often does Butler County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butler County, PA logged 723 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butler County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 37,800 customers without power, beginning November 15, 2018 and lasting about 6d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Butler County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 12 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Butler County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include PENNSYLVANIA POWER CO, WEST PENN POWER COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butler County.
16001, 16002, 16020, 16022, 16023, 16024, 16025, 16027, 16029, 16030, 16033, 16034, 16035, 16037, 16038, 16040, 16041, 16045, 16046, 16048, 16050, 16051, 16052, 16053, 16055, 16056, 16057, 16059, 16061, 16063, 16066
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42019 and /api/v1/counties/42019/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .