Power Outages in Elk County, PA
West Penn Power Company has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
Elk County, PA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/elk-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Elk County, PA". https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/elk-county
West Penn Power Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~11,923 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: West Penn Power Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA).
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Penn Power Company | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Elk 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15857 | 152 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 15853 | 75 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 15846 | 45 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 15845 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 15868 | 25 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 15870 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 15823 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16734 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 15841 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 15827 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 15821 | ≤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 Elk County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Elk County right now.
Elk County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 6, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Elk County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 437 customers out (2.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 436 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Elk County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Elk County went about 6.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,031 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 6.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 7,031 customers out) · decade average 5.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 298 | 1,759 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 324 | 1,775 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 250 | 2,989 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 273 | 7,031 | 9.8 |
| 2019 | 243 | 4,292 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 226 | 1,017 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 229 | 4,733 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 263 | 6,514 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 189 | 1,755 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 185 | 1,757 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 272 | 1,815 | 6.0 |
Cost of power in Elk County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Elk 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
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 winter weather exposure · 5.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Elk County: FAQ
- How often does Elk County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Elk County, PA logged 272 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Elk County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,031 customers without power, beginning May 15, 2018 and lasting about 2d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Elk County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Elk County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Elk County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA), West Penn Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Elk County.
15821, 15823, 15827, 15831, 15841, 15845, 15846, 15853, 15857, 15868, 15870, 16734
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 | - | Outages only | - |
| United Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) | - | Live · total only | - |
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/42047 and /api/v1/counties/42047/history.