Power Outages in Elk County, PA
As of September 2, 2026 20:52 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Elk County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
Elk County, PA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Elk County right now.
Elk County has been under 68 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 2, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×27
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Tornado Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×7
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
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 6h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,885 customers out (11% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Elk 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 Elk Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 |
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?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Elk County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST PENN POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42047 and /api/v1/counties/42047/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .