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2018 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 37th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
2.0
vs prior year
▼ 45%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
4.2M
Peak customers out
46,647
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
75%
of OR customers
Counties reporting
34

Oregon year over year

Oregon: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 3.2h; 2016: 2.8h; 2017: 3.7h; 2018: 2.0h, coverage 75%; 2019: 3.7h, coverage 86%; 2020: 8.7h, coverage 90%; 2021: 20.5h, coverage 90%; 2022: 7.0h, coverage 90%; 2023: 3.0h; 2024: 11.8h; 2025: 6.0h01020300%50%100%3.2h20152.8h20163.7h20172.0h20183.7h20198.7h202020.5h20217.0h20223.0h202311.8h20246.0h2025
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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 Oregon; December was the worst.

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Oregon customer-hours without power by month, 2018Jan 219K, Feb 300K, Mar 261K, Apr 285K, May 275K, Jun 430K, Jul 450K, Aug 362K, Sep 229K, Oct 300K, Nov 397K, Dec 667K0200k400k600k800k219KJan300KFeb261KMar285KApr275KMay430KJun450KJul362KAug229KSep300KOct397KNov667KDec
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All 34 Oregon 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
1Clatsop County5.7134K23,30211,373458
2Sherman County5.27,2611,40499031
3Josephine County4.8233K48,98742,716651
4Coos County4.2170K40,67022,393571
5Umatilla County3.7161K43,27513,365646
6Clackamas County3.5642K183,5909,431382
7Marion County3.3335K102,0625,132520
8Wallowa County3.213K4,079493161
9Polk County2.888K31,8037,677427
10Douglas County2.6173K66,05113,342704
11Multnomah County2.5991K388,77236,180300
12Baker County2.223K10,0981,79530
13Crook County2.119K9,093722316
14Gilliam County2.03,2491,64054820
15Linn County2.0138K70,4309,959789
16Jefferson County1.931K16,0065,145307
17Morrow County1.920K10,8881,412141
18Hood River County1.713K7,2301,664154
19Klamath County1.768K39,61414,117672
20Washington County1.5404K268,60310,553412
21Lincoln County1.445K31,5775,576526
22Yamhill County1.364K47,9224,876169
23Jackson County1.3159K125,3186,718854
24Malheur County1.221K18,1642,10852
25Deschutes County1.0145K141,07111,167714
26Benton County0.944K48,4564,015573
27Lake County0.73,6434,9921,64065
28Union County0.45,73115,6251,13628
29Harney County0.31,9305,60558213
30Lane County0.117K174,2631,667202
31Tillamook County0.11,49721,1908818
32Wasco County0.178913,36811935
33Columbia County0.01,07128,312416
34Grant County0.0934,6481012

Biggest Oregon 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
1Josephine County, ORJune 19, 2018 16:15June 20, 2018 02:1510h42,71618K
2Multnomah County, ORMay 15, 2018 10:00May 16, 2018 15:001d 5h36,18050K
3Josephine County, ORNovember 14, 2018 15:45November 14, 2018 21:005h 15m29,03026K
4Josephine County, ORSeptember 18, 2018 16:00September 18, 2018 19:003h25,3946,423
5Josephine County, ORDecember 12, 2018 23:00December 12, 2018 23:4545m23,3048,452
6Josephine County, ORNovember 24, 2018 06:45November 24, 2018 11:455h22,48861K
7Coos County, ORJanuary 19, 2018 23:30January 20, 2018 02:152h 45m22,3935,603
8Multnomah County, ORFebruary 22, 2018 16:00February 23, 2018 23:451d 7h18,42620K
9Josephine County, ORAugust 31, 2018 18:00September 1, 2018 08:4514h 45m17,1958,825
10Klamath County, ORJuly 15, 2018 13:45July 15, 2018 18:154h 30m14,1174,123
11Multnomah County, ORAugust 25, 2018 10:45September 4, 2018 04:009d 17h13,49564K
12Umatilla County, ORJuly 16, 2018 04:00July 16, 2018 21:0017h13,36516K
13Douglas County, ORDecember 14, 2018 17:30December 16, 2018 03:151d 9h13,342109K
14Umatilla County, ORFebruary 17, 2018 20:45February 18, 2018 11:0014h 15m12,76334K
15Clatsop County, ORNovember 26, 2018 20:30November 27, 2018 12:1515h 45m11,3736,375
16Deschutes County, ORMay 16, 2018 00:15May 16, 2018 00:4530m11,1672,795
17Coos County, ORSeptember 13, 2018 20:45September 13, 2018 22:452h11,1655,587
18Coos County, ORMay 25, 2018 22:15May 25, 2018 23:151h11,1292,783
19Deschutes County, ORMay 1, 2018 22:30May 1, 2018 23:451h 15m10,8348,126
20Washington County, ORJune 21, 2018 13:00June 22, 2018 18:151d 5h10,55330K
21Linn County, ORApril 12, 2018 22:15April 13, 2018 05:157h9,9592,524
22Deschutes County, ORJuly 14, 2018 13:00July 14, 2018 22:009h9,92318K
23Clackamas County, ORJune 29, 2018 03:30June 30, 2018 03:0023h 30m9,43176K
24Multnomah County, ORMay 26, 2018 19:45May 28, 2018 03:301d 7h7,87118K
25Polk County, ORMarch 18, 2018 03:45March 18, 2018 20:0016h 15m7,67737K
EAGLE-I tracked about 75% of Oregon'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.
Oregon 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.