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2016 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 2.8 hours — the 22nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.8
Peak customers out
28,599
Rank (worst state)
22nd
Counties affected
7

Oregon outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Oregon counties in 2016

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

1Multnomah County28,5992Clackamas County11,1823Washington County10,9444Marion County7,7665Yamhill County3,0616Polk County2,4847Wallowa County173

Biggest Oregon outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Multnomah CountyDecember 9, 201628,599
Multnomah CountyOctober 14, 201621,015
Clackamas CountyDecember 8, 201611,182
Washington CountyOctober 14, 201610,944
Multnomah CountyJanuary 3, 201610,184
Multnomah CountyJuly 5, 20169,587
Marion CountySeptember 22, 20167,766
Washington CountyJune 7, 20167,270
Marion CountyOctober 15, 20167,257
Washington CountyMarch 1, 20166,565
Oregon 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.