Power Outages in Fayette County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Fayette County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.1 hours.
Fayette County, PA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Fayette County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×13
- Flood Watch ×1
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Fayette County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 686 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Fayette 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 Fayette Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fayette County went about 10.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,079 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 25,079 customers out) · decade average 6.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 782 | 6,793 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 729 | 6,624 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 752 | 5,147 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 761 | 4,895 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 719 | 4,912 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 715 | 4,451 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 684 | 3,678 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 719 | 8,984 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 670 | 25,079 | 16.0 |
| 2024 | 575 | 6,790 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 624 | 16,438 | 10.1 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 6.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Fayette County: FAQ
- How often does Fayette County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fayette County, PA logged 624 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fayette County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,079 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 4d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Fayette County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Fayette County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include WEST PENN POWER COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fayette County (showing 40 of 58).
15401, 15410, 15413, 15416, 15420, 15421, 15422, 15425, 15428, 15430, 15431, 15433, 15435, 15436, 15437, 15438, 15440, 15442, 15443, 15444, 15445, 15446, 15447, 15449, 15450, 15451, 15454, 15455, 15456, 15458, 15459, 15460, 15461, 15462, 15463, 15464, 15465, 15466, 15467, 15468
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/42051 and /api/v1/counties/42051/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .