Power Outages in McKean County, PA
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Smethport - (PA), Pennsylvania Electric Co and West Penn Power Company. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
McKean County, PA is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in McKean County, PA". https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/mckean-county
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Borough of Smethport - (PA), Pennsylvania Electric Co and West Penn Power Company: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,561 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Borough of Smethport - (PA), Pennsylvania Electric Co, West Penn Power Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Tri-County Rural Elec 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of Smethport - (PA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Penn Power Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in McKean 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16701 | 202 | ≤11 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 16735 | 73 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 16749 | 64 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 16743 | 60 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 16731 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 16738 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 16740 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 16729 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 16750 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16744 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16733 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16727 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16726 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16724 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16333 | ≤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 McKean County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for McKean County right now.
McKean County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 16, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in McKean County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McKean County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,953 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 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,953 customers out) · decade average 7.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 486 | 5,035 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 478 | 2,828 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 492 | 8,359 | 11.2 |
| 2018 | 493 | 3,760 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 461 | 3,802 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 437 | 10,953 | 15.5 |
| 2021 | 449 | 2,808 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 472 | 2,982 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 427 | 5,143 | 10.9 |
| 2024 | 336 | 5,180 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | 396 | 6,214 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in McKean County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for McKean 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
- Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)22.4¢18,214 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 · 7.6 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 McKean County: FAQ
- How often does McKean County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McKean County, PA logged 396 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McKean County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,953 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2020 and lasting about 3d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in McKean County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for McKean County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve McKean County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, Pennsylvania Electric Co, Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA), West Penn Power Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McKean County.
16333, 16701, 16724, 16725, 16726, 16727, 16729, 16730, 16731, 16732, 16733, 16735, 16738, 16740, 16743, 16744, 16745, 16749, 16750
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 Electric Co | - | No live feed | - |
| West Penn Power Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Borough of Smethport - (PA) | - | 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/42083 and /api/v1/counties/42083/history.