2018 Oklahoma Power Outage Report
In 2018, the average Oklahoma customer went without power for about 2.7 hours, the 29th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.7
vs prior year
▼ 14%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
5.6M
Peak customers out
40,003
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
89%
of OK customers
Counties reporting
77
Oklahoma year over year
All 77 Oklahoma counties, 2018
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewey County | 73.3 | 192K | 2,623 | 2,281 | 193 |
| 2 | Ellis County | 33.8 | 84K | 2,488 | 2,488 | 115 |
| 3 | Cimarron County | 30.8 | 29K | 955 | 955 | 244 |
| 4 | Nowata County | 14.6 | 39K | 2,678 | 2,678 | 406 |
| 5 | Washita County | 14.4 | 76K | 5,262 | 3,398 | 472 |
| 6 | Tillman County | 13.2 | 44K | 3,295 | 1,071 | 246 |
| 7 | Harper County | 12.4 | 26K | 2,061 | 598 | 98 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 12.4 | 30K | 2,420 | 1,299 | 340 |
| 9 | Custer County | 10.1 | 155K | 15,341 | 11,114 | 695 |
| 10 | Pushmataha County | 8.4 | 59K | 6,938 | 1,592 | 533 |
| 11 | Kiowa County | 8.1 | 34K | 4,175 | 1,227 | 445 |
| 12 | Beaver County | 7.9 | 33K | 4,214 | 2,709 | 277 |
| 13 | Woodward County | 7.7 | 112K | 14,432 | 4,181 | 173 |
| 14 | Coal County | 7.1 | 24K | 3,441 | 1,936 | 376 |
| 15 | Choctaw County | 6.8 | 64K | 9,444 | 4,125 | 628 |
| 16 | Caddo County | 6.3 | 86K | 13,540 | 2,040 | 1,056 |
| 17 | Beckham County | 6.0 | 77K | 12,818 | 6,497 | 518 |
| 18 | Delaware County | 5.9 | 141K | 23,694 | 12,215 | 1,266 |
| 19 | Craig County | 5.9 | 28K | 4,771 | 2,399 | 695 |
| 20 | Johnston County | 5.8 | 41K | 7,045 | 1,028 | 208 |
| 21 | Grant County | 5.4 | 13K | 2,353 | 601 | 234 |
| 22 | Major County | 5.3 | 21K | 3,939 | 996 | 315 |
| 23 | Washington County | 5.2 | 85K | 16,408 | 3,958 | 803 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 4.9 | 43K | 8,746 | 1,491 | 299 |
| 25 | Latimer County | 4.9 | 27K | 5,639 | 1,678 | 443 |
| 26 | Bryan County | 4.8 | 142K | 29,723 | 4,179 | 48 |
| 27 | Okmulgee County | 4.8 | 100K | 20,998 | 5,438 | 689 |
| 28 | Cherokee County | 4.8 | 130K | 27,388 | 3,480 | 699 |
| 29 | Hughes County | 4.7 | 34K | 7,178 | 2,619 | 396 |
| 30 | Garvin County | 4.6 | 97K | 21,000 | 4,595 | 680 |
| 31 | Murray County | 4.5 | 46K | 10,124 | 2,337 | 246 |
| 32 | Grady County | 4.5 | 113K | 24,938 | 3,780 | 861 |
| 33 | Blaine County | 4.4 | 19K | 4,266 | 1,338 | 324 |
| 34 | Seminole County | 4.3 | 58K | 13,650 | 2,167 | 378 |
| 35 | Cotton County | 4.2 | 9,945 | 2,361 | 645 | 200 |
| 36 | Osage County | 3.9 | 85K | 21,643 | 1,789 | 780 |
| 37 | Mayes County | 3.9 | 65K | 16,598 | 2,097 | 1,041 |
| 38 | Atoka County | 3.8 | 30K | 7,913 | 1,210 | 312 |
| 39 | Le Flore County | 3.4 | 101K | 29,891 | 4,624 | 677 |
| 40 | Kingfisher County | 3.3 | 22K | 6,608 | 829 | 367 |
| 41 | McCurtain County | 3.2 | 67K | 21,045 | 2,264 | 890 |
| 42 | Pittsburg County | 3.1 | 83K | 26,412 | 4,331 | 970 |
| 43 | Roger Mills County | 3.0 | 5,833 | 1,929 | 1,008 | 166 |
| 44 | McClain County | 3.0 | 67K | 22,625 | 3,342 | 678 |
| 45 | Pontotoc County | 2.9 | 84K | 28,570 | 4,838 | 765 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 2.9 | 50K | 16,933 | 2,319 | 383 |
| 47 | Comanche County | 2.9 | 167K | 57,333 | 19,612 | 1,031 |
| 48 | Haskell County | 2.7 | 21K | 7,700 | 2,951 | 407 |
| 49 | Pawnee County | 2.6 | 20K | 7,517 | 1,069 | 430 |
| 50 | Love County | 2.5 | 14K | 5,901 | 910 | 273 |
| 51 | Ottawa County | 2.3 | 46K | 19,735 | 4,544 | 682 |
| 52 | Wagoner County | 2.2 | 67K | 29,778 | 2,824 | 822 |
| 53 | Texas County | 2.2 | 44K | 19,876 | 1,620 | 556 |
| 54 | Oklahoma County | 2.2 | 783K | 350,091 | 16,426 | 659 |
| 55 | Pottawatomie County | 2.2 | 89K | 40,444 | 3,635 | 589 |
| 56 | Canadian County | 2.1 | 182K | 84,800 | 11,748 | 638 |
| 57 | Alfalfa County | 2.0 | 6,757 | 3,414 | 352 | 336 |
| 58 | Creek County | 1.9 | 84K | 42,957 | 4,378 | 433 |
| 59 | Adair County | 1.9 | 39K | 20,802 | 2,106 | 578 |
| 60 | Muskogee County | 1.7 | 48K | 27,528 | 2,812 | 205 |
| 61 | Carter County | 1.7 | 51K | 29,805 | 3,595 | 181 |
| 62 | Tulsa County | 1.7 | 518K | 307,617 | 20,088 | 733 |
| 63 | Rogers County | 1.6 | 81K | 49,307 | 3,701 | 868 |
| 64 | Garfield County | 1.5 | 57K | 36,837 | 3,195 | 144 |
| 65 | Logan County | 1.5 | 34K | 22,067 | 1,715 | 315 |
| 66 | Noble County | 1.5 | 8,742 | 5,689 | 886 | 197 |
| 67 | McIntosh County | 1.4 | 16K | 11,478 | 1,677 | 177 |
| 68 | Okfuskee County | 1.4 | 7,808 | 5,763 | 856 | 306 |
| 69 | Sequoyah County | 1.3 | 44K | 33,532 | 4,821 | 600 |
| 70 | Stephens County | 0.9 | 24K | 25,647 | 937 | 635 |
| 71 | Cleveland County | 0.9 | 138K | 151,488 | 4,647 | 725 |
| 72 | Greer County | 0.7 | 2,925 | 3,967 | 223 | 50 |
| 73 | Woods County | 0.6 | 3,280 | 5,498 | 200 | 170 |
| 74 | Harmon County | 0.5 | 768 | 1,471 | 103 | 72 |
| 75 | Jackson County | 0.4 | 8,222 | 18,518 | 1,451 | 249 |
| 76 | Kay County | 0.4 | 16K | 37,106 | 1,525 | 264 |
| 77 | Payne County | 0.3 | 19K | 62,306 | 707 | 282 |
Biggest Oklahoma outages of 2018
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa County, OK | June 28, 2018 11:15 | June 28, 2018 22:15 | 11h | 20,088 | 13K |
| 2 | Tulsa County, OK | August 16, 2018 05:00 | August 18, 2018 05:30 | 2d | 19,645 | 51K |
| 3 | Comanche County, OK | May 2, 2018 11:45 | May 2, 2018 12:30 | 45m | 19,612 | 8,124 |
| 4 | Tulsa County, OK | June 24, 2018 07:00 | June 25, 2018 04:00 | 21h | 17,748 | 35K |
| 5 | Comanche County, OK | December 26, 2018 17:15 | December 31, 2018 00:15 | 4d 7h | 16,457 | 51K |
| 6 | Oklahoma County, OK | June 23, 2018 04:00 | June 26, 2018 04:15 | 3d | 16,426 | 145K |
| 7 | Delaware County, OK | May 31, 2018 13:15 | June 1, 2018 02:45 | 13h 30m | 12,215 | 6,128 |
| 8 | Canadian County, OK | June 23, 2018 03:00 | June 25, 2018 06:30 | 2d 3h | 11,748 | 36K |
| 9 | Oklahoma County, OK | July 30, 2018 08:15 | July 31, 2018 22:45 | 1d 14h | 11,433 | 95K |
| 10 | Custer County, OK | April 3, 2018 18:15 | April 4, 2018 03:15 | 9h | 11,114 | 8,522 |
| 11 | Oklahoma County, OK | February 23, 2018 05:15 | February 23, 2018 17:30 | 12h 15m | 10,248 | 10K |
| 12 | Custer County, OK | February 21, 2018 12:00 | February 21, 2018 16:15 | 4h 15m | 10,229 | 33K |
| 13 | Tulsa County, OK | May 29, 2018 13:15 | May 31, 2018 06:30 | 1d 17h | 9,338 | 25K |
| 14 | Oklahoma County, OK | February 17, 2018 07:45 | February 17, 2018 16:45 | 9h | 9,047 | 31K |
| 15 | Oklahoma County, OK | June 30, 2018 04:45 | June 30, 2018 09:15 | 4h 30m | 8,918 | 25K |
| 16 | Canadian County, OK | July 30, 2018 07:30 | July 31, 2018 02:30 | 19h | 8,649 | 32K |
| 17 | Oklahoma County, OK | June 12, 2018 15:00 | June 13, 2018 05:00 | 14h | 8,356 | 14K |
| 18 | Tulsa County, OK | July 30, 2018 09:00 | August 1, 2018 02:00 | 1d 17h | 8,321 | 16K |
| 19 | Canadian County, OK | July 17, 2018 01:30 | July 17, 2018 07:15 | 5h 45m | 7,144 | 22K |
| 20 | Comanche County, OK | March 23, 2018 12:30 | March 23, 2018 14:00 | 1h 30m | 6,701 | 4,269 |
| 21 | Comanche County, OK | September 6, 2018 01:30 | September 6, 2018 04:00 | 2h 30m | 6,520 | 4,810 |
| 22 | Oklahoma County, OK | December 15, 2018 14:00 | December 17, 2018 15:00 | 2d 1h | 6,508 | 8,918 |
| 23 | Beckham County, OK | May 14, 2018 05:00 | May 14, 2018 10:00 | 5h | 6,497 | 22K |
| 24 | Tulsa County, OK | May 31, 2018 08:00 | June 1, 2018 00:00 | 16h | 6,453 | 11K |
| 25 | Tulsa County, OK | August 7, 2018 11:45 | August 9, 2018 03:45 | 1d 16h | 6,432 | 28K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 89% of Oklahoma'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.
Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.