Power Outages in Westmoreland County, PA
As of July 18, 2026 17:01 UTC, about 548 customers are without power in Westmoreland County, PA across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 14.7 hours.
Westmoreland County, PA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- WEST PENN POWER COMPANY
- PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
- Flood WatchSEVERE
Westmoreland County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flash Flood Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
- Heat Advisory ×1
Latest Westmoreland County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 514 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 1m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,009 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 6,837 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 968 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,306 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
Hardest-hit cities in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Westmoreland County went about 14.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 67,124 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 67,124 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 821 | 9,469 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 743 | 6,960 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 709 | 8,425 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 643 | 7,058 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 725 | 24,482 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 804 | 20,993 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 734 | 9,474 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | 731 | 25,698 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 757 | 16,234 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 586 | 13,295 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 631 | 67,124 | 14.7 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 5.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Westmoreland County: FAQ
- How often does Westmoreland County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Westmoreland County, PA logged 631 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 14.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Westmoreland County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 67,124 customers without power, beginning April 29, 2025 and lasting about 7d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Westmoreland County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 548 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Westmoreland County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include DUQUESNE LIGHT CO, PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, WEST PENN POWER COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Westmoreland County (showing 40 of 77).
15012, 15062, 15068, 15072, 15083, 15085, 15087, 15089, 15448, 15479, 15601, 15610, 15611, 15612, 15613, 15615, 15616, 15617, 15619, 15620, 15623, 15624, 15625, 15626, 15627, 15628, 15629, 15632, 15633, 15634, 15635, 15636, 15637, 15638, 15639, 15640, 15641, 15642, 15644, 15646
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| WEST PENN POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| DUQUESNE LIGHT CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42129 and /api/v1/counties/42129/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .