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Power Outages in Northumberland County, PA

Citizens Electric Co - (PA) and PPL Electric Utilities Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Watsontown - (PA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.

Northumberland County, PA is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Citizens Electric Co - (PA) and PPL Electric Utilities Corp publish no county-level figures.

No live feed for Borough of Watsontown - (PA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Northumberland County

0.0%of this county's ~46,453 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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We can't see outages for: Borough of Watsontown - (PA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Citizens Electric Co - (PA), PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Citizens Electric Co - (PA)Live · total onlynot by county------
PPL Electric Utilities CorpLive · total onlynot by county------
Borough of Watsontown - (PA)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Northumberland 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.

Power-dependent
1,594
Oxygen service
340
Dialysis (facility)
188
Home health / hospice
348
By ZIP code (20)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
17801293≤11221≤11
17872187≤11142≤11
17847180≤11135≤11
178661670126≤11
17851150≤11116≤11
17777116≤1193≤11
1785791≤11630
1783462≤11450
1783030016≤11
1786029025≤11
1788122≤11≤110
17017220160
17868130≤110
1782313≤11≤11≤11
17850≤110≤110
17840≤110≤110
17836≤110≤110
17832≤110≤110
17749≤110≤110
17730≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Northumberland County, PA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Northumberland County or any town and utility in it.

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  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Northumberland County

Northumberland County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1
  • Frost Advisory ×1
  • Special Weather Statement ×1

Latest Northumberland County, PA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 24m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 809 customers out (1.0% of the county)

Outage trend · Northumberland County, PA
0customers out · peak 364
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Northumberland County, PA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 364 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300400Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Northumberland County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Northumberland County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,268 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 5.0 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Northumberland County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.3h, 2016 1.9h, 2017 3.5h, 2018 4.3h, 2019 5.1h, 2020 3.3h, 2021 3.3h, 2022 3.1h, 2023 3.1h, 2024 9.7h, 2025 5.0h. Highlighted: 2024.02.557.5101.3h20151.9h20163.5h20174.3h20185.1h20193.3h20203.3h20213.1h20223.1h20239.7h20245.0h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 18,268 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154446,4291.3
20165194,7471.9
20175377,2773.5
201859710,6904.3
201968913,0545.1
20206914,3943.3
20216615,2963.3
20227063,7373.1
20236642,7193.1
202473518,2689.7
20258079,9055.0

Cost of power in Northumberland County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Northumberland 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.

18.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 33% since 2015
vs Pennsylvania avg 21.7¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
February 13, 202418,2683d 13h
October 31, 201913,0542d 12h
May 23, 201810,6901h 15m
April 14, 20199,9902d 20h
April 3, 20259,90511h 30m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High high winds exposure · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Northumberland County: FAQ

How often does Northumberland County, PA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Northumberland County, PA logged 807 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Northumberland County, PA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,268 customers without power, beginning February 13, 2024 and lasting about 3d 13h.
Is there a power outage in Northumberland County, PA right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Northumberland County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Northumberland County, PA?
Tracked electric providers include PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
Nearby counties
Columbia CountyDauphin CountyJuniata CountyLycoming County
ZIP codes in Northumberland County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Northumberland County.

17017, 17730, 17749, 17777, 17801, 17823, 17830, 17832, 17834, 17836, 17840, 17847, 17850, 17851, 17857, 17860, 17865, 17866, 17867, 17868, 17872, 17881

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
PPL Electric Utilities Corp3.3 hrsLive · total only-
Citizens Electric Co - (PA)-Live · total only-
Borough of Watsontown - (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/42097 and /api/v1/counties/42097/history.