Power Outages in Fulton County, PA
West Penn Power Company has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for New Enterprise R E C, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.4 hours.
Fulton County, PA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Fulton County, PA". https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/fulton-county
West Penn Power Company only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for New Enterprise R E C, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~7,342 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: New Enterprise R E C, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: West Penn Power Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Penn Power Company | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Enterprise R E C, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Fulton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17233 | 82 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 17267 | 37 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 17238 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 17229 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 17228 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 17223 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17215 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17212 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16691 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16689 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 15536 | ≤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 Fulton County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Fulton County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Fulton County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 171 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 127 customers out (1.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Fulton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Fulton County went about 14.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,709 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 14.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,709 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 143 | 883 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 178 | 1,108 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 184 | 1,630 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 221 | 1,403 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 219 | 591 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 213 | 1,412 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 200 | 2,554 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 159 | 717 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 178 | 2,100 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 161 | 1,092 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 195 | 2,709 | 14.4 |
Cost of power in Fulton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Fulton 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
- Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc15.1¢18,057 cust
- Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc16.8¢8,849 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Fulton County: FAQ
- How often does Fulton County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Fulton County, PA logged 195 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Fulton County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,709 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2025 and lasting about 4d.
- Is there a power outage in Fulton County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Fulton County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Fulton County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc, West Penn Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Fulton County.
15536, 16689, 16691, 17212, 17223, 17228, 17229, 17233, 17238, 17267
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 | - |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| New Enterprise R E C, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/42057 and /api/v1/counties/42057/history.