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2018 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 4.1 hours — the 23rd 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
66,555
Rank (worst state)
23rd
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2018

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

1Hamilton County66,5552Cuyahoga County38,7613Lake County21,6044Summit County20,7045Montgomery County19,7566Franklin County19,3427Ashtabula County17,7918Trumbull County16,9459Butler County16,01510Clermont County14,43411Warren County13,62912Columbiana County13,02713Licking County11,22114Lorain County10,53515Huron County10,21516Fairfield County9,50517Wayne County9,42218Portage County9,28719Erie County9,25320Stark County9,065

Biggest Ohio outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hamilton CountyNovember 14, 201866,555
Cuyahoga CountyFebruary 28, 201838,761
Hamilton CountyMay 26, 201824,194
Cuyahoga CountyJanuary 3, 201823,806
Lake CountyMarch 1, 201821,604
Summit CountyDecember 25, 201820,704
Montgomery CountyNovember 15, 201819,756
Hamilton CountySeptember 5, 201819,588
Franklin CountyMay 10, 201819,342
Cuyahoga CountyJune 9, 201818,186
Ohio by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.