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2016 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 2.9 hours — the 20th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.9
Peak customers out
58,546
Rank (worst state)
20th
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2016

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

1Cuyahoga County58,5462Lake County46,2423Hamilton County24,9964Franklin County22,3415Fairfield County18,0286Warren County16,8087Summit County16,7308Butler County16,2449Ross County14,30210Stark County13,59611Clermont County13,55612Montgomery County12,76913Clark County12,61414Lorain County12,05415Greene County11,34916Mahoning County10,57517Athens County8,55218Logan County8,28819Geauga County8,12020Pickaway County8,105

Biggest Ohio outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cuyahoga CountyAugust 11, 201658,546
Lake CountyJanuary 28, 201646,242
Cuyahoga CountyAugust 3, 201626,895
Hamilton CountyMarch 30, 201624,996
Cuyahoga CountyNovember 21, 201623,862
Franklin CountySeptember 23, 201622,341
Hamilton CountyAugust 26, 201621,192
Hamilton CountyJune 23, 201619,876
Hamilton CountyJuly 8, 201618,844
Fairfield CountyMarch 28, 201618,028
Ohio by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.