See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Ohio
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Who serves Fairfield County?
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include South Central Power ↗ and AEP Ohio, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider. For the parent company's combined picture, see AEP outages across every state it serves.
Outage history — Fairfield County, OH
Last significant outage: Sep 29, 2026 — peaked at 266 customers, restored in ~1.5 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 20 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.5 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 21, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Fairfield County, OH
Federal outage records (
EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
955 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including
14 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~
3.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
Largest on record: ~21,843 customers out in July 2021, restored after about 1 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2018.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Cities we track in Fairfield County
Communities in Fairfield County include Lancaster, Pickerington, Baltimore, Bremen, Millersport, Pleasantville, Amanda and Thurston. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Fairfield County, OH?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Fairfield include South Central Power and AEP Ohio — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
