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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 any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.0
Peak customers out
42,716
Rank (worst state)
37th
Counties affected
20

Oregon outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Oregon counties in 2018

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

1Josephine County42,7162Multnomah County36,1803Coos County22,3934Klamath County14,1175Umatilla County13,3656Douglas County13,3427Clatsop County11,3738Deschutes County11,1679Washington County10,55310Linn County9,95911Clackamas County9,43112Polk County7,67713Jackson County6,71814Lincoln County5,57615Jefferson County5,14516Marion County5,13217Yamhill County4,87618Benton County4,01519Malheur County2,10820Baker County1,795

Biggest Oregon outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Josephine CountyJune 19, 201842,716
Multnomah CountyMay 15, 201836,180
Josephine CountyNovember 14, 201829,030
Josephine CountySeptember 18, 201825,394
Josephine CountyDecember 12, 201823,304
Josephine CountyNovember 24, 201822,488
Coos CountyJanuary 19, 201822,393
Multnomah CountyFebruary 22, 201818,426
Josephine CountyAugust 31, 201817,195
Klamath CountyJuly 15, 201814,117
Oregon 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.