Power Outages in Monroe County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 455 customers are without power in Monroe County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.1 hours.
Monroe County, PA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Tornado WatchEXTREME
- Flood WatchSEVERE
Monroe County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Tornado Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Monroe County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 529 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 795 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 749 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe 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 Monroe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 8.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 46,392 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 46,392 customers out) · decade average 11.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 913 | 12,276 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 850 | 7,988 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 878 | 8,574 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 887 | 46,392 | 59.1 |
| 2019 | 908 | 11,289 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 871 | 10,212 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 869 | 14,383 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 829 | 7,439 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 846 | 12,234 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 742 | 14,689 | 15.3 |
| 2025 | 834 | 9,738 | 8.1 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 11.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, PA logged 834 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 46,392 customers without power, beginning March 2, 2018 and lasting about 3d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 455 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
18058, 18301, 18302, 18321, 18322, 18323, 18325, 18326, 18327, 18330, 18331, 18332, 18333, 18334, 18335, 18342, 18344, 18346, 18347, 18349, 18350, 18353, 18354, 18355, 18356, 18357, 18360, 18370, 18372, 18466, 18610
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN EDISON CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42089 and /api/v1/counties/42089/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .