Power outages in Wayne County, OH
Live outage counts for Wooster, Orrville and Rittman and the rest of Wayne County, updated every 10 minutes from AEP Ohio and Ohio Edison.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers 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 Ohio0 / 23,995
Ohio Edisonno county countServes part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
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This utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.Holmes-Wayne Electric 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.Lorain-Medina R E C, 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.City of Orrville - (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.Village of Marshallville - (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 and Ohio Edison publish 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
0 of 12 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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| 44217 | Creston | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 44270 | Rittman | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 44276 | Sterling / Rittman | 0 | 125 | 0.00% |
| 44287 | Cinnamon Lake / West Salem | 0 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 44606 | Kidron / Apple Creek | 0 | 1,545 | 0.00% |
| 44618 | Dalton / Kidron | 0 | 345 | 0.00% |
| 44645 | Marshallville / Clinton | 0 | 6 | 0.00% |
| 44659 | Mount Eaton | 0 | 124 | 0.00% |
| 44667 | Orrville / Kidron | 0 | 770 | 0.00% |
| 44676 | Shreve | 0 | 1,225 | 0.00% |
| 44677 | Smithville | 0 | 1,185 | 0.00% |
| 44691 | Wooster / New Pittsburg | 0 | 17,920 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Wayne County
2014–2025 recordWayne County averaged 15.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Ohio counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 20. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 18 hours, starting May 17, 2025.
The largest on record began September 11, 2020, with 11,901 customers out at once.
15.7significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.6 dayslongest on record (June 2022)
11,901most 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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| September 11, 2020 | 11,901 | 2 hours | 5,951 |
| June 13, 2022 | 11,252 | 6.6 days | 825,046 |
| March 25, 2023 | 11,226 | 2.4 days | 231,188 |
| November 16, 2018 | 9,422 | 22 hours | 77,538 |
| October 16, 2019 | 9,417 | 1.5 hours | 8,649 |
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
- Ohio Edison: 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 Wayne County
Utilities
- AEP Ohio
- Ohio Edison
- Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc no live feed
- Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc no live feed
- City of Orrville - (OH) no live feed
- Village of Marshallville - (OH) no live feed
- All Ohio outages