Power Outages in Lawrence County, PA
Pennsylvania Power Co has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Ellwood City - (PA), Borough of New Wilmington - (PA) and Borough of Wampum. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Lawrence County, PA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/lawrence-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lawrence County, PA". https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/lawrence-county
Pennsylvania Power Co only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Borough of Ellwood City - (PA), Borough of New Wilmington - (PA) and Borough of Wampum: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~37,770 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Borough of Ellwood City - (PA), Borough of New Wilmington - (PA), Borough of Wampum. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Pennsylvania Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of Ellwood City - (PA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of New Wilmington - (PA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of Wampum | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lawrence 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16101 | 507 | ≤11 | 355 | ≤11 |
| 16105 | 229 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 16117 | 197 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 16102 | 62 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 16143 | 48 | 0 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 16157 | 45 | 0 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 16116 | 41 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 16156 | 40 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 16120 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 16141 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 16112 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 16160 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16132 | ≤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 Lawrence County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Lawrence County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Lawrence County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 904 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,345 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 16,345 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 674 | 6,559 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 623 | 2,064 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 649 | 8,203 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 696 | 8,689 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 633 | 6,084 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 577 | 6,114 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 600 | 14,055 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 578 | 2,710 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 549 | 16,345 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 436 | 7,956 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 542 | 6,166 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Lawrence County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lawrence 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 Low ice storms exposure · 4.0 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 Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, PA logged 542 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,345 customers without power, beginning April 1, 2023 and lasting about 5d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lawrence County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Pennsylvania Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
16101, 16102, 16105, 16112, 16116, 16117, 16120, 16132, 16140, 16141, 16143, 16155, 16156, 16157, 16160, 16172
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 | |
| Pennsylvania Power Co | - | Outages only | - |
| Borough of Ellwood City - (PA) | - | No live feed | - |
| Borough of New Wilmington - (PA) | - | No live feed | - |
| Borough of Wampum | - | No live feed | - |
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/42073 and /api/v1/counties/42073/history.