2016 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 2.5 hours, the 25th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.5
vs prior year
▼ 23%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
15.2M
Peak customers out
87,629
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of PA customers
Counties reporting
67
Pennsylvania year over year
All 67 Pennsylvania counties, 2016
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 | Forest County | 14.7 | 51K | 3,447 | 2,005 | 213 |
| 2 | Pike County | 14.0 | 272K | 19,414 | 19,414 | 681 |
| 3 | Wyoming County | 8.6 | 107K | 12,422 | 5,987 | 369 |
| 4 | Greene County | 8.4 | 156K | 18,544 | 3,597 | 437 |
| 5 | Wayne County | 7.9 | 203K | 25,764 | 8,717 | 646 |
| 6 | Bucks County | 6.9 | 1.1M | 152,767 | 33,836 | 493 |
| 7 | Cameron County | 5.6 | 14K | 2,519 | 2,032 | 104 |
| 8 | Warren County | 5.4 | 120K | 22,413 | 6,622 | 511 |
| 9 | Bradford County | 5.3 | 168K | 31,486 | 8,860 | 588 |
| 10 | Clarion County | 5.2 | 90K | 17,178 | 2,856 | 419 |
| 11 | Susquehanna County | 5.2 | 93K | 18,031 | 3,495 | 496 |
| 12 | Sullivan County | 4.8 | 16K | 3,290 | 1,509 | 116 |
| 13 | Adams County | 4.8 | 164K | 34,102 | 16,455 | 613 |
| 14 | Jefferson County | 4.8 | 96K | 20,070 | 5,127 | 445 |
| 15 | Potter County | 4.7 | 44K | 9,352 | 828 | 163 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 4.6 | 1.0M | 224,080 | 14,319 | 362 |
| 17 | Clinton County | 4.5 | 90K | 20,055 | 2,970 | 422 |
| 18 | Crawford County | 4.3 | 167K | 38,952 | 9,260 | 646 |
| 19 | Juniata County | 4.2 | 47K | 11,162 | 2,581 | 242 |
| 20 | Perry County | 4.2 | 89K | 21,128 | 7,617 | 472 |
| 21 | Armstrong County | 3.9 | 123K | 31,334 | 2,670 | 603 |
| 22 | Fayette County | 3.9 | 257K | 66,012 | 6,624 | 729 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 3.9 | 333K | 85,900 | 7,988 | 850 |
| 24 | McKean County | 3.7 | 89K | 23,946 | 2,828 | 478 |
| 25 | Washington County | 3.6 | 412K | 113,196 | 5,021 | 720 |
| 26 | Mercer County | 3.4 | 165K | 48,402 | 19,420 | 787 |
| 27 | Elk County | 3.4 | 57K | 16,981 | 1,775 | 324 |
| 28 | Delaware County | 3.3 | 912K | 277,130 | 19,684 | 624 |
| 29 | Indiana County | 3.2 | 118K | 36,452 | 3,446 | 615 |
| 30 | Tioga County | 3.2 | 72K | 22,387 | 3,329 | 360 |
| 31 | Chester County | 3.2 | 861K | 267,257 | 20,351 | 481 |
| 32 | Venango County | 3.0 | 79K | 26,075 | 2,321 | 535 |
| 33 | Cambria County | 3.0 | 198K | 66,666 | 8,079 | 735 |
| 34 | Clearfield County | 2.8 | 110K | 38,762 | 3,195 | 621 |
| 35 | Columbia County | 2.8 | 97K | 35,125 | 2,816 | 499 |
| 36 | Westmoreland County | 2.7 | 504K | 188,408 | 6,960 | 743 |
| 37 | Northampton County | 2.7 | 431K | 161,848 | 18,264 | 930 |
| 38 | Erie County | 2.6 | 435K | 164,700 | 14,890 | 757 |
| 39 | Mifflin County | 2.6 | 69K | 26,457 | 5,099 | 504 |
| 40 | Somerset County | 2.5 | 86K | 34,025 | 4,435 | 622 |
| 41 | Lycoming County | 2.5 | 157K | 62,884 | 2,759 | 744 |
| 42 | Berks County | 2.5 | 547K | 219,087 | 6,877 | 726 |
| 43 | Lebanon County | 2.5 | 171K | 69,525 | 11,576 | 689 |
| 44 | Carbon County | 2.4 | 78K | 32,206 | 3,516 | 465 |
| 45 | York County | 2.4 | 469K | 195,191 | 9,365 | 725 |
| 46 | Fulton County | 2.3 | 16K | 7,267 | 1,108 | 178 |
| 47 | Blair County | 2.1 | 148K | 69,598 | 13,514 | 618 |
| 48 | Bedford County | 2.1 | 57K | 26,999 | 2,423 | 386 |
| 49 | Lancaster County | 2.0 | 312K | 156,892 | 8,130 | 1,093 |
| 50 | Butler County | 1.9 | 175K | 91,173 | 3,077 | 791 |
| 51 | Northumberland County | 1.9 | 86K | 46,261 | 4,747 | 519 |
| 52 | Montour County | 1.8 | 22K | 12,181 | 1,177 | 188 |
| 53 | Schuylkill County | 1.7 | 126K | 74,362 | 7,309 | 666 |
| 54 | Huntingdon County | 1.7 | 35K | 20,889 | 2,119 | 317 |
| 55 | Lawrence County | 1.6 | 59K | 36,062 | 2,064 | 623 |
| 56 | Philadelphia County | 1.6 | 1.3M | 802,812 | 13,330 | 84 |
| 57 | Centre County | 1.4 | 136K | 96,428 | 3,547 | 768 |
| 58 | Lehigh County | 1.4 | 296K | 212,008 | 12,630 | 1,046 |
| 59 | Union County | 1.2 | 34K | 28,701 | 2,614 | 222 |
| 60 | Lackawanna County | 1.2 | 140K | 119,979 | 3,392 | 872 |
| 61 | Dauphin County | 1.1 | 201K | 176,757 | 7,680 | 1,041 |
| 62 | Allegheny County | 1.1 | 734K | 667,166 | 9,449 | 714 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 1.0 | 76K | 76,806 | 2,538 | 749 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | 1.0 | 140K | 142,576 | 20,095 | 893 |
| 65 | Snyder County | 0.9 | 19K | 21,359 | 3,586 | 309 |
| 66 | Luzerne County | 0.7 | 123K | 164,504 | 9,765 | 853 |
| 67 | Beaver County | 0.7 | 57K | 77,618 | 4,953 | 398 |
Biggest Pennsylvania outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucks County, PA | April 2, 2016 13:45 | April 6, 2016 00:45 | 3d 11h | 33,836 | 213K |
| 2 | Chester County, PA | June 8, 2016 15:15 | June 11, 2016 00:45 | 2d 9h | 20,351 | 94K |
| 3 | Cumberland County, PA | November 23, 2016 17:45 | November 24, 2016 00:30 | 6h 45m | 20,095 | 10K |
| 4 | Delaware County, PA | June 8, 2016 11:00 | June 12, 2016 00:15 | 3d 13h | 19,684 | 116K |
| 5 | Mercer County, PA | October 2, 2016 05:45 | October 2, 2016 08:30 | 2h 45m | 19,420 | 14K |
| 6 | Pike County, PA | August 15, 2016 12:30 | August 16, 2016 03:15 | 14h 45m | 19,414 | 24K |
| 7 | Delaware County, PA | July 18, 2016 11:45 | July 23, 2016 00:15 | 4d 12h | 18,657 | 98K |
| 8 | Northampton County, PA | April 7, 2016 17:30 | April 9, 2016 04:30 | 1d 11h | 18,264 | 35K |
| 9 | Adams County, PA | July 14, 2016 00:15 | July 14, 2016 15:15 | 15h | 16,455 | 37K |
| 10 | Erie County, PA | November 10, 2016 14:00 | November 11, 2016 01:15 | 11h 15m | 14,890 | 7,123 |
| 11 | Montgomery County, PA | May 29, 2016 15:30 | June 7, 2016 05:15 | 8d 13h | 14,319 | 48K |
| 12 | Erie County, PA | July 30, 2016 10:15 | July 31, 2016 03:45 | 17h 30m | 13,838 | 17K |
| 13 | Delaware County, PA | July 24, 2016 19:15 | August 2, 2016 16:15 | 8d 21h | 13,779 | 100K |
| 14 | Blair County, PA | April 17, 2016 22:30 | April 18, 2016 13:00 | 14h 30m | 13,514 | 22K |
| 15 | Philadelphia County, PA | July 10, 2016 22:45 | August 2, 2016 16:15 | 22d 17h | 13,330 | 155K |
| 16 | Bucks County, PA | February 24, 2016 21:30 | February 27, 2016 09:00 | 2d 11h | 13,080 | 109K |
| 17 | Bucks County, PA | August 12, 2016 21:00 | August 16, 2016 02:15 | 3d 5h | 13,059 | 56K |
| 18 | Montgomery County, PA | June 7, 2016 12:45 | June 20, 2016 23:00 | 13d 10h | 12,848 | 110K |
| 19 | Lehigh County, PA | October 13, 2016 15:45 | October 13, 2016 18:15 | 2h 30m | 12,630 | 7,596 |
| 20 | Bucks County, PA | May 3, 2016 03:45 | May 4, 2016 04:15 | 1d | 12,188 | 11K |
| 21 | Lebanon County, PA | February 24, 2016 18:00 | February 27, 2016 03:45 | 2d 9h | 11,576 | 42K |
| 22 | Northampton County, PA | July 25, 2016 19:45 | July 28, 2016 04:15 | 2d 8h | 11,437 | 48K |
| 23 | Chester County, PA | February 15, 2016 23:30 | February 17, 2016 20:15 | 1d 20h | 11,403 | 31K |
| 24 | Montgomery County, PA | April 2, 2016 12:15 | April 7, 2016 04:30 | 4d 16h | 11,254 | 104K |
| 25 | Philadelphia County, PA | May 12, 2016 16:45 | June 18, 2016 06:15 | 36d 13h | 10,221 | 181K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Pennsylvania's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.