Power outages in Lebanon County, PA

Live outage counts for Lebanon, Palmyra and Cornwall and the rest of Lebanon County, updated every 10 minutes from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power.

Right now

Outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
2customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
Share of customers unknown
iAt least one utility here doesn't publish how many customers it serves in this area, so we can't show a percentage.
Updated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Met-Ed2
Penelecno county count
iThis utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.
Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
Penn Powerno county count
iThis utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.
Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
West Penn Powerno county count
iThis utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.
Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
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.
Also 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.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

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 Lebanon County

2014–2025 record

Lebanon County averaged 31 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 36. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 23 hours, starting December 19, 2025.

The largest on record began February 7, 2020, with 56,992 customers out at once.

31significant 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.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
1.6 dayslongest on record (June 2020)
56,992most 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.
February 7, 202056,9922.5 hours95,829
May 26, 202125,28016 hours59,388
April 15, 201922,9037 hours81,868
November 5, 201718,64813 hours44,935
April 30, 202012,8066 hours29,639

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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