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2019 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 5.2 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.2
Peak customers out
45,385
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2019

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

1Montgomery County45,3852Cuyahoga County41,5553Ashtabula County27,7674Hamilton County24,4365Trumbull County23,4906Franklin County20,3067Lucas County20,0688Summit County19,8429Tuscarawas County16,45310Clinton County15,07011Mahoning County14,40912Stark County14,21313Erie County12,16814Athens County11,33015Clermont County11,30316Greene County11,21317Fairfield County10,73318Lake County10,51019Pickaway County10,34020Union County9,669

Biggest Ohio outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Montgomery CountyMay 28, 201945,385
Cuyahoga CountySeptember 9, 201941,555
Cuyahoga CountyFebruary 22, 201930,041
Ashtabula CountyAugust 18, 201927,767
Hamilton CountyAugust 8, 201924,436
Cuyahoga CountyJuly 8, 201923,663
Trumbull CountyJune 16, 201923,490
Montgomery CountyNovember 3, 201922,984
Franklin CountyDecember 30, 201920,306
Lucas CountyFebruary 12, 201920,068
Ohio by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.