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2015 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 3.2 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.2
Peak customers out
31,073
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
7

Oregon outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

3.2h20152.8h20163.7h20172.0h20183.7h20198.7h202020.6h20217.0h20223.0h202311.8h20246.0h2025

Hardest-hit Oregon counties in 2015

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

1Clackamas County31,0732Multnomah County20,5153Washington County12,9524Marion County9,9805Yamhill County3,9256Polk County1,3317Wallowa County159

Biggest Oregon outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Clackamas CountyMarch 15, 201531,073
Multnomah CountyMarch 15, 201520,515
Clackamas CountyNovember 17, 201520,089
Multnomah CountyAugust 29, 201518,797
Multnomah CountyDecember 7, 201516,409
Clackamas CountyDecember 21, 201515,931
Washington CountyJanuary 18, 201512,952
Clackamas CountyDecember 21, 201511,378
Clackamas CountyDecember 7, 201511,141
Multnomah CountySeptember 4, 201511,104
Oregon 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.