Power Outages in Potter County, PA
As of October 19, 2026 02:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Potter County, PA. There is no live feed for Pennsylvania Electric Co and West Penn Power Company. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.9 hours.
Potter County, PA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/potter-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 02:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Potter County, PA", live data as of October 19, 2026 02:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/potter-county
No active outages are reported by Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Potter County.
No live feed for Pennsylvania Electric Co and West Penn Power Company: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~10,915 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Pennsylvania Electric Co, West Penn Power Company. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Live · county | 0 | 7,411 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,046 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Penn Power Company | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Potter County
Town-by-town counts as reported by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co. | ||||||
Show 24 towns with no outages
| ALLEGANY TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - |
| AUSTIN BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 265 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BINGHAM TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 115 | 0.0% | - | - |
| COUDERSPORT BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,463 | 0.0% | - | - |
| EULALIA TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 246 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GALETON BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 632 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GENESEE TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 249 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HARRISON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 328 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HEBRON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HOMER TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 64 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KEATING TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 78 | 0.0% | - | - |
| OSWAYO BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PIKE TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 167 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 90 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PORTAGE TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 36 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROULETTE TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 608 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHARON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 225 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHINGLEHOUSE BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 545 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SUMMIT TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 20 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SWEDEN TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 228 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ULYSSES BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 309 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ULYSSES TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 344 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WEST BRANCH TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WHARTON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Potter County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Potter 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16915 | 87 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 16748 | 50 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 16922 | 30 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 16923 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 16746 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 16948 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 16720 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 16943 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 17729 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 16941 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16937 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16927 | ≤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 Potter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Potter County right now.
Potter County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×3
- Freeze Watch ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Potter County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 196 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 208 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 24m
- GREW
Outage grew to 753 customers out (5.6% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Potter County went about 9.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,763 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 9.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 2,072 customers out) · decade average 7.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 162 | 1,619 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 163 | 828 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 182 | 1,550 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 227 | 2,763 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 200 | 1,166 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 181 | 2,718 | 10.8 |
| 2021 | 175 | 1,622 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 187 | 1,175 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 143 | 1,154 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 164 | 2,072 | 12.0 |
| 2025 | 186 | 2,133 | 9.9 |
Cost of power in Potter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Potter 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 high winds 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 Potter County: FAQ
- How often does Potter County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Potter County, PA logged 186 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Potter County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,763 customers without power, beginning February 7, 2018 and lasting about 3h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Potter County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Potter County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Potter 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 Potter County.
16720, 16746, 16748, 16915, 16922, 16923, 16927, 16937, 16941, 16943, 16948, 17729
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 · county | |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | - | No live feed | - |
| West Penn Power Company | - | No live feed | - |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | - | Live · county | - |
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/42105 and /api/v1/counties/42105/history.