Cleveland Area Seeing Alarming Bouts of FirstEnergy Power Outages - FIRSTENERGY CUSTOMERS ANGERED BY FREQUENT OUTAGES
[Power outages in the Cleveland metro area have tipped to more than a dozen since May. Lawmakers and customers are fed up.]_Residents are angry that northeastern Ohio has seen more than a dozen power outages affecting thousands of FirstEnergy customers since mid-May. Summer's not over yet._
We've all been through a few summer storm power outages. And usually, the longer a blackout lasts, the worse it can get. But so far this summer, several Cleveland area towns have lost power a dozen times in just two and a half months. With their power from FIRSTENERGY so unreliable, many wonder what their electricity bills [https://www.ohenergyratings.com/resources/high-ohio-electricity-bill] are supposed to be paying for. Now, angry city councilmen are demanding answers about these frequent outages. And PUCO has agreed to step in.
CLEVELAND AREA FREQUENT OUTAGES
According to reports by WOIO News 19 [https://www.cleveland19.com/search/?query=power+outages], the Cleveland area has seen 12 outages since May 1.
[List of power outages affecting northeastern Ohio and the Cleveland metro area since May 17, 2025.]
At the time of this writing on June 25, an overnight storm cut power to thousands [https://fox8.com/news/thousands-of-firstenergy-outages-in-northeast-ohio/] in the Cleveland area. Power to some areas may not happen until 3 pm.
COUNCILMAN WANTS FIRSTENERGY ...
