2015 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report
In 2015, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 3.2 hours, the 10th worst of 49 states (US average 2.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.2
vs prior year
-
no earlier year loaded
Customer-hours out
19.7M
Peak customers out
240,995
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of PA customers
Counties reporting
66
Pennsylvania year over year
All 66 Pennsylvania counties, 2015
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sullivan County | 18.6 | 61K | 3,290 | 3,290 | 125 |
| 2 | Forest County | 13.5 | 47K | 3,447 | 1,780 | 189 |
| 3 | Delaware County | 13.4 | 3.7M | 277,130 | 107,229 | 565 |
| 4 | Cameron County | 12.0 | 30K | 2,519 | 643 | 113 |
| 5 | Chester County | 10.6 | 2.8M | 267,257 | 75,718 | 643 |
| 6 | Pike County | 7.3 | 141K | 19,414 | 6,333 | 733 |
| 7 | Wyoming County | 5.8 | 72K | 12,422 | 3,527 | 363 |
| 8 | Greene County | 5.7 | 106K | 18,544 | 2,119 | 459 |
| 9 | Clarion County | 5.6 | 97K | 17,178 | 2,848 | 406 |
| 10 | McKean County | 5.6 | 134K | 23,946 | 5,035 | 486 |
| 11 | Warren County | 5.4 | 122K | 22,413 | 12,236 | 490 |
| 12 | Bradford County | 5.2 | 163K | 31,486 | 6,234 | 573 |
| 13 | Susquehanna County | 5.0 | 90K | 18,031 | 4,446 | 463 |
| 14 | Washington County | 4.6 | 515K | 113,196 | 17,130 | 765 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 4.3 | 971K | 224,080 | 14,939 | 572 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 4.2 | 85K | 20,070 | 5,166 | 457 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 4.2 | 108K | 25,764 | 3,219 | 660 |
| 18 | Bucks County | 4.1 | 633K | 152,767 | 10,714 | 628 |
| 19 | Erie County | 4.1 | 673K | 164,700 | 12,673 | 715 |
| 20 | Indiana County | 4.0 | 146K | 36,452 | 5,683 | 570 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 3.9 | 260K | 66,012 | 6,793 | 782 |
| 22 | Armstrong County | 3.9 | 121K | 31,334 | 4,205 | 537 |
| 23 | Elk County | 3.8 | 64K | 16,981 | 1,759 | 298 |
| 24 | Clinton County | 3.7 | 74K | 20,055 | 2,609 | 327 |
| 25 | Perry County | 3.6 | 76K | 21,128 | 2,924 | 484 |
| 26 | Clearfield County | 3.6 | 139K | 38,762 | 6,102 | 648 |
| 27 | Crawford County | 3.6 | 139K | 38,952 | 7,040 | 632 |
| 28 | Potter County | 3.5 | 33K | 9,352 | 1,619 | 162 |
| 29 | Mercer County | 3.5 | 167K | 48,402 | 7,665 | 776 |
| 30 | Venango County | 3.4 | 88K | 26,075 | 5,280 | 454 |
| 31 | Juniata County | 3.1 | 34K | 11,162 | 2,802 | 252 |
| 32 | Westmoreland County | 3.0 | 562K | 188,408 | 9,469 | 821 |
| 33 | Somerset County | 2.8 | 96K | 34,025 | 2,082 | 647 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 2.7 | 235K | 85,900 | 12,276 | 913 |
| 35 | Cambria County | 2.7 | 182K | 66,666 | 3,882 | 725 |
| 36 | Columbia County | 2.7 | 94K | 35,125 | 21,274 | 485 |
| 37 | Butler County | 2.6 | 238K | 91,173 | 12,529 | 765 |
| 38 | York County | 2.6 | 504K | 195,191 | 7,942 | 789 |
| 39 | Berks County | 2.5 | 537K | 219,087 | 16,491 | 727 |
| 40 | Bedford County | 2.4 | 65K | 26,999 | 2,756 | 393 |
| 41 | Adams County | 2.4 | 80K | 34,102 | 1,782 | 592 |
| 42 | Lebanon County | 2.3 | 162K | 69,525 | 4,949 | 740 |
| 43 | Lancaster County | 2.1 | 333K | 156,892 | 12,716 | 1,009 |
| 44 | Huntingdon County | 2.1 | 44K | 20,889 | 4,003 | 354 |
| 45 | Philadelphia County | 2.1 | 1.7M | 802,812 | 43,629 | 382 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | 2.0 | 73K | 36,062 | 6,559 | 674 |
| 47 | Northampton County | 1.9 | 306K | 161,848 | 9,280 | 909 |
| 48 | Snyder County | 1.8 | 38K | 21,359 | 1,324 | 310 |
| 49 | Schuylkill County | 1.7 | 127K | 74,362 | 15,676 | 625 |
| 50 | Centre County | 1.6 | 152K | 96,428 | 4,279 | 779 |
| 51 | Lycoming County | 1.6 | 98K | 62,884 | 4,673 | 609 |
| 52 | Mifflin County | 1.5 | 41K | 26,457 | 1,747 | 416 |
| 53 | Carbon County | 1.5 | 50K | 32,206 | 2,290 | 428 |
| 54 | Montour County | 1.5 | 19K | 12,181 | 2,209 | 152 |
| 55 | Beaver County | 1.3 | 104K | 77,618 | 3,194 | 371 |
| 56 | Northumberland County | 1.3 | 61K | 46,261 | 6,429 | 444 |
| 57 | Lackawanna County | 1.3 | 157K | 119,979 | 8,310 | 780 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 1.3 | 100K | 76,806 | 3,508 | 775 |
| 59 | Lehigh County | 1.3 | 275K | 212,008 | 9,411 | 971 |
| 60 | Blair County | 1.2 | 84K | 69,598 | 5,335 | 719 |
| 61 | Dauphin County | 1.2 | 209K | 176,757 | 7,874 | 996 |
| 62 | Allegheny County | 1.2 | 784K | 667,166 | 13,385 | 707 |
| 63 | Fulton County | 1.2 | 8,389 | 7,267 | 883 | 143 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | 1.0 | 139K | 142,576 | 4,833 | 869 |
| 65 | Luzerne County | 0.9 | 145K | 164,504 | 5,264 | 778 |
| 66 | Union County | 0.6 | 18K | 28,701 | 6,952 | 240 |
Biggest Pennsylvania outages of 2015
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware County, PA | June 23, 2015 09:30 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 5d 23h | 107,229 | 3.1M |
| 2 | Chester County, PA | June 23, 2015 20:30 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 5d 12h | 75,718 | 2.3M |
| 3 | Philadelphia County, PA | June 22, 2015 20:00 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 6d 13h | 43,629 | 405K |
| 4 | Columbia County, PA | October 28, 2015 13:30 | October 29, 2015 09:00 | 19h 30m | 21,274 | 48K |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | September 14, 2015 08:15 | September 16, 2015 08:00 | 1d 23h | 18,759 | 15K |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | June 17, 2015 10:15 | June 19, 2015 08:00 | 1d 21h | 18,585 | 24K |
| 7 | Washington County, PA | April 9, 2015 14:30 | April 11, 2015 22:00 | 2d 7h | 17,130 | 102K |
| 8 | Berks County, PA | June 12, 2015 19:30 | June 16, 2015 06:00 | 3d 10h | 16,491 | 65K |
| 9 | Schuylkill County, PA | October 28, 2015 17:30 | October 29, 2015 22:15 | 1d 4h | 15,676 | 34K |
| 10 | Montgomery County, PA | June 23, 2015 16:15 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 5d 16h | 14,939 | 273K |
| 11 | Delaware County, PA | June 11, 2015 21:15 | June 12, 2015 01:15 | 4h | 14,810 | 11K |
| 12 | Allegheny County, PA | April 9, 2015 22:15 | April 12, 2015 00:30 | 2d 2h | 13,385 | 73K |
| 13 | Philadelphia County, PA | March 1, 2015 11:00 | March 8, 2015 06:00 | 6d 19h | 12,811 | 58K |
| 14 | Lancaster County, PA | October 28, 2015 14:30 | October 30, 2015 01:00 | 1d 10h | 12,716 | 19K |
| 15 | Berks County, PA | July 19, 2015 03:00 | July 21, 2015 03:30 | 2d | 12,686 | 15K |
| 16 | Erie County, PA | April 21, 2015 20:00 | April 23, 2015 00:45 | 1d 4h | 12,673 | 36K |
| 17 | Butler County, PA | July 7, 2015 20:30 | July 9, 2015 07:45 | 1d 11h | 12,529 | 37K |
| 18 | Monroe County, PA | August 20, 2015 00:00 | August 20, 2015 11:00 | 11h | 12,276 | 17K |
| 19 | Warren County, PA | January 6, 2015 21:45 | January 6, 2015 23:00 | 1h 15m | 12,236 | 14K |
| 20 | Erie County, PA | December 28, 2015 22:00 | December 31, 2015 00:15 | 2d 2h | 11,054 | 130K |
| 21 | Delaware County, PA | September 10, 2015 05:30 | September 12, 2015 16:30 | 2d 11h | 11,000 | 15K |
| 22 | Bucks County, PA | May 7, 2015 14:15 | May 7, 2015 22:30 | 8h 15m | 10,714 | 3,606 |
| 23 | Lancaster County, PA | September 30, 2015 00:45 | October 1, 2015 09:30 | 1d 8h | 10,126 | 39K |
| 24 | Erie County, PA | January 18, 2015 13:15 | January 18, 2015 21:00 | 7h 45m | 9,740 | 6,343 |
| 25 | Chester County, PA | February 2, 2015 02:45 | February 3, 2015 10:30 | 1d 7h | 9,474 | 18K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Pennsylvania's electricity customers in 2015; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.