Power outages in Lancaster County, PA

Live outage counts for Lancaster, Ephrata and Elizabethtown and the rest of Lancaster County, updated every 10 minutes from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power.

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PPL Electric Utilities Corpno live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Borough of Ephrata - (PA)no live feed
iThis 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.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Outage locations not published
County outlineMet-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power publish totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Lancaster County

2014–2025 record

Lancaster County averaged 36.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 43. Half were over within 15 minutes; the longest lasted 31 hours, starting December 19, 2025.

The largest on record began September 7, 2023, with 21,188 customers out at once.

36.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
30 minutestypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
31 hourslongest on record (December 2025)
21,188most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 7, 202321,1888 hours35,467
December 19, 202513,22231 hours139,343
October 29, 201512,7161 hour5,637
November 6, 202512,0236 hours35,363
April 22, 202311,59315 hours90,346

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom 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.

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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.

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