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2017 Oklahoma Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Oklahoma customer went without power for about 3.2 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
3.2
Peak customers out
56,560
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
20

Oklahoma outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

5.1h20154.1h20163.2h20172.7h20185.0h201927.7h20203.2h20213.5h202214.1h20234.8h20244.9h2025

Hardest-hit Oklahoma counties in 2017

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

1Tulsa County56,5602Oklahoma County36,2313Pontotoc County13,5774Canadian County10,4385Custer County10,2116Caddo County9,9637Delaware County9,2988Beckham County8,6529Stephens County7,51910Cleveland County6,65211Pottawatomie County6,49312Washington County6,14213Muskogee County6,01414Comanche County5,88815Murray County5,50416Wagoner County5,43517Cotton County4,68818Bryan County4,67319McIntosh County4,43620Okmulgee County4,427

Biggest Oklahoma outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Tulsa CountyDecember 20, 201756,560
Oklahoma CountyApril 29, 201736,231
Tulsa CountyAugust 6, 201713,584
Pontotoc CountyJuly 2, 201713,577
Tulsa CountyMay 18, 201712,802
Oklahoma CountyOctober 15, 201712,153
Oklahoma CountyApril 21, 201712,086
Oklahoma CountyMay 11, 201711,558
Tulsa CountyMay 17, 201710,542
Canadian CountyJuly 27, 201710,438
Oklahoma 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.