Power Outages in Centre County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Centre County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.6 hours.
Centre County, PA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Centre County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Centre County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,048 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,868 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 38m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 672 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Centre 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 Centre Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Centre County went about 19.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 36,850 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 36,850 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 779 | 4,279 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 768 | 3,547 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 781 | 19,601 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 778 | 6,269 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 721 | 3,962 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 709 | 5,479 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 669 | 4,693 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 668 | 3,254 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 603 | 8,654 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 601 | 3,749 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 650 | 36,850 | 19.6 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Centre County: FAQ
- How often does Centre County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Centre County, PA logged 650 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Centre County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 36,850 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 6d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Centre County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Centre County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, WEST PENN POWER COMPANY.
State College. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Centre County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Centre County.
16677, 16801, 16802, 16803, 16820, 16823, 16826, 16827, 16828, 16829, 16832, 16835, 16841, 16844, 16845, 16851, 16852, 16853, 16854, 16856, 16859, 16864, 16865, 16866, 16868, 16870, 16872, 16874, 16875, 16877, 16882
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| WEST PENN POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42027 and /api/v1/counties/42027/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .