Power outages in Athens County, OH
Live outage counts for Athens, Nelsonville and Glouster and the rest of Athens County, updated every 10 minutes from AEP Ohio.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.14customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.AEP Ohio14 / 28,335
Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Village of Glouster - (OH)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Washington Electric Coop - (OH)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineAEP Ohio publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.Outages by ZIP code
4 of 14 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 45761 | Millfield / Chauncey | 6 | 835 | 0.72% |
| 45732 | Glouster / Trimble | fewer than 5 | 1,723 | 0.12% |
| 45735 | Unincorporated area | fewer than 5 | 940 | 0.21% |
| 45778 | Stewart | fewer than 5 | 482 | 0.41% |
| 45701 | Athens / The Plains | 0 | 13,937 | 0.00% |
| 45711 | Amesville | 0 | 480 | 0.00% |
| 45716 | Buchtel | 0 | 267 | 0.00% |
| 45719 | Chauncey | 0 | 471 | 0.00% |
| 45723 | Coolville / Tuppers Plains | 0 | 2,343 | 0.00% |
| 45739 | Hockingport | 0 | 132 | 0.00% |
| 45740 | Jacksonville | 0 | 249 | 0.00% |
| 45766 | New Marshfield | 0 | 463 | 0.00% |
| 45780 | The Plains | 0 | 1,836 | 0.00% |
| 45782 | Trimble | 0 | 156 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Athens County
2014–2025 recordAthens County averaged 28.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Ohio counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 34. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 19 hours, starting April 19, 2025.
The largest on record began January 22, 2021, with 17,613 customers out at once.
28.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.2.2 dayslongest on record (March 2023)
17,613most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| January 22, 2021 | 17,613 | 16 hours | 189,119 |
| September 11, 2020 | 14,880 | 4.5 hours | 11,160 |
| April 14, 2019 | 11,330 | 19 hours | 70,840 |
| May 16, 2022 | 10,663 | 7.5 hours | 63,164 |
| March 25, 2023 | 10,133 | 2.2 days | 206,482 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- AEP Ohio: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
Food safety
- 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
- 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
- 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
- 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.
Generators, heat and cold
- Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
- Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
- Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.
Cities in Athens County
Utilities
- AEP Ohio
- Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc no live feed
- Village of Glouster - (OH) no live feed
- Washington Electric Coop - (OH) no live feed
- All Ohio outages