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2015 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 23rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
41,778
Rank (worst state)
23rd
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.5h20152.9h20164.1h20174.1h20185.2h20195.2h20204.2h20217.2h20226.8h20239.0h20244.0h2025

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Lake County41,7782Lorain County38,1193Franklin County36,3284Cuyahoga County25,0295Hamilton County23,1706Clermont County17,9777Warren County17,3418Summit County17,1849Montgomery County14,01010Mahoning County12,51411Trumbull County11,52912Columbiana County11,52013Stark County9,69514Ottawa County9,64015Butler County8,31416Portage County7,63917Lucas County7,17318Huron County7,11719Ashtabula County6,83520Defiance County6,724

Biggest Ohio outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lake CountyJune 29, 201541,778
Lorain CountyOctober 26, 201538,119
Franklin CountyAugust 31, 201536,328
Cuyahoga CountyMay 8, 201525,029
Franklin CountyMay 1, 201523,424
Hamilton CountyJuly 14, 201523,170
Cuyahoga CountyMay 21, 201521,273
Franklin CountyMay 26, 201519,094
Cuyahoga CountyMarch 10, 201518,501
Clermont CountyJuly 14, 201517,977
Ohio by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.