Power Outages in Perry County, PA
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and PPL Electric Utilities Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Duncannon - (PA) and Pennsylvania Electric Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.2 hours.
Perry County, PA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Perry County, PA". https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/perry-county
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and PPL Electric Utilities Corp publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Borough of Duncannon - (PA) and Pennsylvania Electric Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~21,669 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Borough of Duncannon - (PA), Pennsylvania Electric Co. 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, PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of Duncannon - (PA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Perry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17020 | 114 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 17074 | 96 | ≤11 | 83 | 0 |
| 17053 | 69 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 17090 | 58 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 17068 | 57 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 17045 | 34 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 17047 | 33 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 17040 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 17062 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 17024 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 17037 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17069 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17006 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Perry County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Perry County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Perry County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 514 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 407 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Perry County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Perry County went about 11.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,579 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 11.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 7,358 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 484 | 2,924 | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 472 | 7,617 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 552 | 10,954 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 626 | 5,227 | 9.5 |
| 2019 | 590 | 5,578 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 602 | 11,237 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 592 | 3,710 | 10.3 |
| 2022 | 588 | 3,317 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 610 | 13,579 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 635 | 7,358 | 22.0 |
| 2025 | 672 | 3,993 | 11.2 |
Cost of power in Perry County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Perry 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
- PPL Electric Utilities Corp18.6¢836,316 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 high winds exposure · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Perry County: FAQ
- How often does Perry County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Perry County, PA logged 672 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Perry County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,579 customers without power, beginning March 27, 2023 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Perry County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Perry County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Perry County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, PPL Electric Utilities Corp, Pennsylvania Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Perry County.
17006, 17020, 17024, 17037, 17040, 17045, 17047, 17053, 17062, 17068, 17069, 17071, 17074, 17090
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 | |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | - | No live feed | - |
| Borough of Duncannon - (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/42099 and /api/v1/counties/42099/history.