Power Outage Affects 1,400 Columbus Residents Friday

Columbus, Ohio — About 1,400 central Ohio residents were without power on Friday, May 16, due to outages affecting the Northeast Side of Columbus, according to an AEP outage map.

Two outages began at 12:16 p.m., initially impacting 5,279 AEP customers. By 4 p.m., the number of reported outages dropped to 1,412, showing some restoration progress.

The affected neighborhoods include areas along Morse Road, east of Hamilton Road, as indicated by the AEP map. AEP Ohio provides power to Columbus and much of Eastern and Southern Ohio.

Customers can view outage updates online or report outages by calling 800-672-2231. Additionally, Columbus Division of Power customers are urged to report any outages not reflected on the map by contacting 614-645-7627.

FirstEnergy and its affiliates also serve parts of Central Ohio to the north and west of Columbus. Customers in these areas can check FirstEnergy’s power outage map, or report outages online or at 888-544-4877.

This situation is still developing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.