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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 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
4.1
vs prior year
▼ 2%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
23.0M
Peak customers out
145,210
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
93%
of OH customers
Counties reporting
88

Ohio year over year

Ohio: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 2.5h; 2016: 2.9h; 2017: 4.1h; 2018: 4.1h, coverage 93%; 2019: 5.2h, coverage 93%; 2020: 5.2h, coverage 93%; 2021: 4.2h, coverage 93%; 2022: 7.2h, coverage 93%; 2023: 6.8h; 2024: 9.0h; 2025: 4.0h02.557.5100%50%100%2.5h20152.9h20164.1h20174.1h20185.2h20195.2h20204.2h20217.2h20226.8h20239.0h20244.0h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2018

Customer-hours without power across Ohio; November was the worst.

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Ohio customer-hours without power by month, 2018Jan 1.2M, Feb 1.2M, Mar 2.8M, Apr 1.5M, May 2.1M, Jun 1.9M, Jul 1.8M, Aug 1.5M, Sep 2.0M, Oct 2.2M, Nov 4.2M, Dec 676K02M4M6M1.2MJan1.2MFeb2.8MMar1.5MApr2.1MMay1.9MJun1.8MJul1.5MAug2.0MSep2.2MOct4.2MNov676KDec
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All 88 Ohio counties, 2018

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Hocking County19.0340K17,9057,141650
2Pike County16.3165K10,1003,152604
3Meigs County13.4180K13,4854,389580
4Perry County11.2247K22,0236,722698
5Vinton County10.783K7,7211,158410
6Harrison County10.294K9,1901,606475
7Lake County10.0805K80,57721,604548
8Ashtabula County9.1659K72,31817,791820
9Morgan County8.975K8,3831,149477
10Brown County8.8178K20,2095,254604
11Adams County8.6146K16,8803,889662
12Columbiana County8.5537K63,18113,027790
13Clermont County7.0643K91,80214,434803
14Trumbull County6.5496K76,06616,945876
15Athens County6.2276K44,8294,151713
16Franklin County6.12.2M362,08119,342178
17Highland County5.9165K27,8224,049659
18Hamilton County5.72.5M437,53066,555520
19Scioto County5.6284K50,4765,304753
20Ross County5.6295K52,7386,981760
21Carroll County5.2100K19,1822,514629
22Monroe County5.146K8,9741,147382
23Jefferson County5.0226K44,9193,981715
24Washington County4.9212K42,8257,799626
25Fairfield County4.9425K86,7339,505897
26Preble County4.897K20,0045,368538
27Jackson County4.6100K21,5012,093560
28Fayette County4.669K14,9643,750345
29Clinton County4.5103K22,6493,882393
30Coshocton County4.591K20,3613,979630
31Lawrence County4.4165K37,1762,665711
32Summit County4.4561K127,12320,704677
33Belmont County4.2187K44,5907,246704
34Knox County4.2174K41,3713,593799
35Cuyahoga County4.22.5M602,24838,761137
36Holmes County4.2126K30,2912,119629
37Licking County4.2487K117,18711,221794
38Geauga County4.1270K65,2216,678540
39Gallia County4.176K18,4571,745533
40Guernsey County4.0108K27,1102,639713
41Noble County3.940K10,2042,076252
42Lorain County3.8408K106,17910,535775
43Ottawa County3.880K21,1106,147536
44Butler County3.8483K127,59916,015791
45Tuscarawas County3.5190K54,0743,083753
46Madison County3.492K26,8802,632610
47Portage County3.3304K92,4689,287772
48Champaign County3.249K14,9891,586552
49Pickaway County3.2115K35,9058,973707
50Muskingum County3.2200K62,3292,011821
51Paulding County3.122K7,0792,685272
52Warren County2.9333K115,42113,629767
53Wayne County2.9232K81,0749,422836
54Allen County2.992K32,1244,876878
55Medina County2.8141K50,1506,131773
56Darke County2.845K16,1243,324541
57Van Wert County2.722K8,3281,504418
58Wyandot County2.637K14,2153,871254
59Stark County2.6655K251,2639,065711
60Ashland County2.687K33,6642,610773
61Greene County2.5228K92,6456,699617
62Logan County2.548K19,5323,709618
63Huron County2.487K37,09110,215596
64Montgomery County2.3680K295,83419,756610
65Richland County2.2188K84,8014,104859
66Erie County2.2112K50,7809,253756
67Mahoning County2.2327K150,7836,681933
68Clark County2.2181K83,8719,047879
69Morrow County2.151K24,2211,826674
70Delaware County2.1134K64,4882,678678
71Hardin County2.036K18,2544,091465
72Fulton County1.819K10,2391,954425
73Defiance County1.824K13,2281,500408
74Putnam County1.816K8,9122,987347
75Williams County1.829K16,1231,801292
76Miami County1.774K43,3622,909514
77Marion County1.667K40,6433,514640
78Seneca County1.656K35,7542,407489
79Sandusky County1.451K35,7682,841501
80Union County1.442K30,3595,938714
81Shelby County1.317K12,431768322
82Wood County1.285K71,0695,086736
83Crawford County1.133K28,8751,889455
84Hancock County1.143K38,4642,076719
85Lucas County0.9204K215,0187,116976
86Mercer County0.814K18,8783,098225
87Henry County0.67,62712,422661213
88Auglaize County0.47,85519,905812211

Biggest Ohio outages of 2018

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Hamilton County, OHNovember 14, 2018 05:45November 19, 2018 03:154d 21h66,5551.2M
2Cuyahoga County, OHFebruary 28, 2018 12:30March 6, 2018 01:005d 12h38,761798K
3Hamilton County, OHMay 26, 2018 05:45June 3, 2018 09:008d 3h24,194169K
4Cuyahoga County, OHJanuary 3, 2018 11:00January 6, 2018 04:452d 17h23,80659K
5Lake County, OHMarch 1, 2018 20:30March 6, 2018 01:004d 4h21,604337K
6Summit County, OHDecember 25, 2018 05:15December 25, 2018 20:4515h 30m20,70420K
7Montgomery County, OHNovember 15, 2018 05:45November 19, 2018 07:154d 1h19,756290K
8Hamilton County, OHSeptember 5, 2018 09:30September 7, 2018 09:452d19,58889K
9Franklin County, OHMay 10, 2018 07:15May 24, 2018 23:1514d 16h19,342129K
10Cuyahoga County, OHJune 9, 2018 10:45July 12, 2018 08:4532d 22h18,186282K
11Franklin County, OHMay 25, 2018 10:15June 16, 2018 07:1521d 21h17,961287K
12Ashtabula County, OHMarch 1, 2018 19:00March 5, 2018 11:003d 16h17,791442K
13Cuyahoga County, OHOctober 15, 2018 08:30November 10, 2018 11:4526d 3h17,637349K
14Lake County, OHOctober 20, 2018 19:00October 23, 2018 05:152d 10h17,016174K
15Trumbull County, OHAugust 6, 2018 18:00August 7, 2018 04:1510h 15m16,94565K
16Butler County, OHNovember 15, 2018 08:00November 19, 2018 04:453d 20h16,015225K
17Cuyahoga County, OHAugust 27, 2018 10:15September 12, 2018 08:1515d 22h14,592139K
18Clermont County, OHMay 30, 2018 14:45June 3, 2018 07:003d 16h14,434137K
19Trumbull County, OHNovember 6, 2018 12:00November 7, 2018 23:001d 11h14,30640K
20Summit County, OHMarch 1, 2018 21:45March 4, 2018 06:452d 9h13,92323K
21Warren County, OHApril 5, 2018 14:00April 5, 2018 23:159h 15m13,62910K
22Hamilton County, OHNovember 5, 2018 13:45November 7, 2018 11:151d 21h13,61624K
23Columbiana County, OHNovember 15, 2018 17:30November 20, 2018 04:304d 11h13,027314K
24Hamilton County, OHOctober 20, 2018 15:15October 23, 2018 00:452d 9h12,503115K
25Franklin County, OHMarch 13, 2018 10:00March 15, 2018 10:002d12,33319K
EAGLE-I tracked about 93% of Ohio's electricity customers in 2018; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Ohio by year:2025202420232022202120202019201720162015
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVTMEMI

Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.