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2017 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 3.7 hours — the 20th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.7
Peak customers out
69,448
Rank (worst state)
20th
Counties affected
20

Oregon outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Oregon counties in 2017

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

1Washington County69,4482Clackamas County57,5203Clatsop County22,7214Marion County19,3255Multnomah County17,6196Lincoln County12,1347Yamhill County11,9628Linn County10,5859Benton County9,05010Hood River County7,71011Klamath County6,61612Deschutes County5,35613Polk County4,70614Umatilla County4,35415Jackson County3,73416Coos County3,24117Lane County3,23218Josephine County2,87219Douglas County2,42220Crook County1,560

Biggest Oregon outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Washington CountyApril 5, 201769,448
Clackamas CountyApril 7, 201757,520
Clatsop CountyNovember 13, 201722,721
Clackamas CountyJanuary 11, 201719,412
Marion CountyApril 7, 201719,325
Multnomah CountyApril 7, 201717,619
Clatsop CountyOctober 21, 201715,452
Clatsop CountyAugust 9, 201715,324
Marion CountyFebruary 6, 201713,016
Multnomah CountyJanuary 11, 201712,432
Oregon 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.