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2016 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 25th 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
33,836
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
20

Pennsylvania outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

3.2h20152.5h20163.2h20178.3h20184.7h20196.5h20204.1h20213.7h20224.9h20237.0h20249.8h2025

Hardest-hit Pennsylvania counties in 2016

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

1Bucks County33,8362Pike County20,4643Chester County20,3514Cumberland County20,0955Delaware County19,6846Mercer County19,4207Northampton County18,2648Adams County16,4559Erie County14,89010Montgomery County14,31911Blair County13,51412Philadelphia County13,33013Lehigh County12,63014Lebanon County11,57615Luzerne County9,76516Allegheny County9,44917York County9,36518Crawford County9,26019Bradford County8,86020Wayne County8,717

Biggest Pennsylvania outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Bucks CountyApril 2, 201633,836
Pike CountyAugust 15, 201620,464
Chester CountyJune 8, 201620,351
Cumberland CountyNovember 23, 201620,095
Delaware CountyJune 8, 201619,684
Mercer CountyOctober 2, 201619,420
Delaware CountyJuly 18, 201618,657
Northampton CountyApril 7, 201618,264
Adams CountyJuly 14, 201616,455
Erie CountyNovember 10, 201614,890
Pennsylvania 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.