Power outages in Washington County, PA

Live outage counts for Washington, Canonsburg and California and the rest of Washington County, updated every 10 minutes from Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power.

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No live outage data for Washington County yet.

Outage map

County outlineMet-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power publish totals only, not outage locations.

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.

Outage history in Washington County

2014–2025 record

Washington County averaged 33.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Pennsylvania counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 34. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 3.8 days, starting April 29, 2025.

The largest on record began April 29, 2025, with 37,548 customers out at once.

33.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

3.8 dayslongest on record (April 2025)

37,548most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
April 29, 2025	37,548	3.8 days	1,180,962
February 4, 2022	20,856	3.7 days	707,331
July 23, 2022	18,446	32 hours	212,384
February 24, 2019	17,378	3.3 days	534,559
April 9, 2015	17,130	26 hours	98,649

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

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

Met-Ed: outage map and reporting
Penelec: outage map and reporting
Penn Power: outage map and reporting
West Penn Power: 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.