Power Outages in Wayne County, PA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Wayne County, PA. There is no live feed for Pennsylvania Electric Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 32.8 hours.
Wayne County, PA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, PA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/pennsylvania/wayne-county
No active outages are reported by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Wayne County.
No live feed for Pennsylvania Electric Co: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
13%of this county's ~27,845 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Pennsylvania Electric Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 3,698 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Wayne 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 5 towns with no outages
| BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 637 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,111 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PRESTON TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 1,410 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SCOTT TOWNSHIP | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 441 | 0.0% | - | - |
| STARRUCCA BOROUGH | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 99 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Wayne 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 Wayne 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 (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18431 | 183 | ≤11 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 18436 | 179 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 18472 | 70 | ≤11 | 59 | 0 |
| 18405 | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 18445 | 39 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 18438 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 18453 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18415 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 18469 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18463 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18462 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18461 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18456 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18443 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18439 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18437 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 18417 | ≤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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wayne County right now.
Wayne County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Wayne County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 539 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 965 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 964 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 25m
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 32.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,764 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 32.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 25,764 customers out) · decade average 21.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 660 | 3,219 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 646 | 8,717 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 681 | 3,978 | 14.1 |
| 2018 | 733 | 15,864 | 54.7 |
| 2019 | 722 | 3,753 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | 779 | 3,263 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 754 | 7,652 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 781 | 3,839 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | 778 | 3,857 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 748 | 25,764 | 66.4 |
| 2025 | 795 | 14,716 | 32.8 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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 · 21.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, PA logged 795 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 32.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,764 customers without power, beginning November 22, 2024 and lasting about 5d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, PA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne 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 Wayne County.
18405, 18415, 18417, 18431, 18436, 18437, 18438, 18439, 18443, 18445, 18453, 18454, 18455, 18456, 18460, 18461, 18462, 18463, 18469, 18472, 18473
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 | |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | 3.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co | - | 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/42127 and /api/v1/counties/42127/history.