Power Outages in Butler County, PA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 14 customers are without power in Butler County, PA across 1 reported incident. Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Zelienople - (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 7.5 hours.
Butler County, PA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/butler-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butler County, PA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/butler-county
Not counted: no live feed for Borough of Zelienople - (PA), Pennsylvania Power Co and West Penn Power Company.
0.0%of this county's ~95,645 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Borough of Zelienople - (PA), Pennsylvania Power Co, West Penn Power Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA), FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of Zelienople - (PA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Power Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Penn Power Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Butler 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.
By ZIP code (28)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16001 | 548 | ≤11 | 399 | ≤11 |
| 16066 | 275 | ≤11 | 203 | ≤11 |
| 16002 | 174 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 16063 | 145 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 16046 | 143 | ≤11 | 106 | ≤11 |
| 16057 | 138 | ≤11 | 102 | 0 |
| 16059 | 112 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 16055 | 94 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 16033 | 84 | ≤11 | 67 | 0 |
| 16056 | 64 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 16023 | 63 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 16053 | 61 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 16037 | 60 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 16038 | 50 | 0 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 16025 | 50 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 16051 | 41 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 16061 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 16052 | 28 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 16034 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 16050 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 16045 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16040 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 16030 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16029 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 16027 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 16024 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16022 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16020 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Butler County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Butler County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×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 2h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 617 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
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.
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 7.5 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Butler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butler 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.
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co18.8¢1,471,463 cust
- Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)16.9¢23,675 cust
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.
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 14 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Butler County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA), FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 10.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| West Penn Power Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Pennsylvania Power Co | - | No live feed | - |
| Borough of Zelienople - (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/42019 and /api/v1/counties/42019/history. Live data as of .