Power Outages in Union County, PA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Union County, PA across 1 reported incident. 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 Mifflinburg - (PA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Union County, PA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/union-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, PA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/union-county
Not counted: no live feed for Borough of Mifflinburg - (PA).
0.0%of this county's ~28,817 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Borough of Mifflinburg - (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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Electric Co - (PA) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough of Mifflinburg - (PA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Union 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17837 | 163 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 17844 | 119 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 17856 | 50 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 17845 | 24 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 17855 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 17886 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17887 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 17835 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 17829 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Union County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Union County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 914 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,610 customers out (5.6% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 914 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 218 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 914 customers out (3.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union 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 Union Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,952 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3,778 customers out) · decade average 1.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 240 | 6,952 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 222 | 2,614 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 248 | 5,368 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 347 | 2,002 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 220 | 3,778 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 277 | 923 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 262 | 3,505 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 249 | 3,877 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 269 | 1,510 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 277 | 2,404 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 303 | 2,943 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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.
- PPL Electric Utilities Corp18.6¢836,316 cust
- Citizens Electric Co - (PA)14.5¢6,001 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 · 1.6 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, PA logged 303 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,952 customers without power, beginning May 22, 2015 and lasting about 1h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, PA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Union County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include Citizens Electric Co - (PA), PPL Electric Utilities Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
17829, 17835, 17837, 17844, 17845, 17855, 17856, 17880, 17885, 17886, 17887
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Citizens Electric Co - (PA) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Borough of Mifflinburg - (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/42119 and /api/v1/counties/42119/history. Live data as of .