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2017 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 4.1 hours — the 17th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.1
Peak customers out
59,429
Rank (worst state)
17th
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2017

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

1Cuyahoga County59,4292Hamilton County47,9383Summit County28,5764Montgomery County27,0295Butler County26,7856Warren County26,5717Clermont County22,4378Lucas County20,9389Fairfield County20,04110Mahoning County17,98411Licking County17,45612Franklin County16,96913Portage County15,57714Lake County15,52215Medina County14,23716Trumbull County14,06317Columbiana County14,02018Washington County14,00619Lorain County12,54520Preble County12,477

Biggest Ohio outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cuyahoga CountyFebruary 28, 201759,429
Hamilton CountyAugust 8, 201747,938
Cuyahoga CountyDecember 1, 201731,169
Summit CountyNovember 5, 201728,576
Montgomery CountyJuly 11, 201727,029
Butler CountyAugust 11, 201726,785
Warren CountyAugust 11, 201726,571
Hamilton CountyJuly 7, 201724,723
Clermont CountyAugust 10, 201722,437
Hamilton CountyDecember 18, 201722,386
Ohio by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.