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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 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
5.2
vs prior year
▲ 26%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
29.0M
Peak customers out
190,318
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, 2019

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

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Ohio customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 1.5M, Feb 5.9M, Mar 1.4M, Apr 1.4M, May 4.6M, Jun 2.9M, Jul 2.3M, Aug 2.2M, Sep 2.2M, Oct 1.3M, Nov 2.0M, Dec 1.5M02M4M6M1.5MJan5.9MFeb1.4MMar1.4MApr4.6MMay2.9MJun2.3MJul2.2MAug2.2MSep1.3MOct2.0MNov1.5MDec
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All 88 Ohio counties, 2019

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

CSVJSON
#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Harrison County23.6217K9,1902,488482
2Pike County23.6238K10,1003,286586
3Hocking County21.5385K17,9054,445670
4Morgan County14.6123K8,3831,745462
5Vinton County13.3102K7,7211,313442
6Carroll County12.2234K19,1823,372560
7Montgomery County11.13.3M295,83445,385678
8Meigs County10.8146K13,4852,466574
9Monroe County10.494K8,9741,820371
10Fulton County10.3105K10,2393,771468
11Allen County10.1326K32,1245,270894
12Clinton County9.9224K22,64915,070448
13Jefferson County9.7434K44,9198,313690
14Tuscarawas County9.5513K54,07416,453765
15Paulding County9.366K7,0792,930310
16Perry County9.2203K22,0233,432742
17Jackson County9.1196K21,5013,536575
18Delaware County8.9573K64,4888,838663
19Athens County8.8394K44,82911,330749
20Van Wert County8.269K8,3284,821426
21Summit County8.11.0M127,12319,842679
22Ashtabula County7.9570K72,31827,767729
23Lake County7.6611K80,57710,510545
24Fayette County7.1106K14,9646,801415
25Greene County6.8634K92,64511,213692
26Columbiana County6.6417K63,1815,922779
27Guernsey County6.5176K27,1102,683647
28Adams County6.5109K16,8802,894718
29Belmont County6.4288K44,5906,303707
30Geauga County6.4419K65,2217,211509
31Trumbull County6.1465K76,06623,490873
32Coshocton County6.0121K20,3612,249671
33Franklin County5.92.1M362,08120,306280
34Fairfield County5.9510K86,73310,733985
35Ottawa County5.8123K21,1109,590531
36Brown County5.8117K20,2092,044681
37Scioto County5.8291K50,4768,824811
38Noble County5.556K10,2042,075277
39Cuyahoga County5.53.3M602,24841,555115
40Ashland County5.4183K33,6644,591655
41Muskingum County5.4337K62,3295,023801
42Pickaway County5.1183K35,90510,340821
43Ross County5.1267K52,7383,172795
44Miami County5.0217K43,3627,686550
45Hancock County4.8185K38,4644,511759
46Mercer County4.789K18,8788,809333
47Highland County4.6129K27,8222,697734
48Lawrence County4.6172K37,1764,531734
49Morrow County4.6112K24,2213,940680
50Hardin County4.583K18,2543,309427
51Shelby County4.556K12,4315,118411
52Portage County4.4409K92,4687,809744
53Champaign County4.365K14,9893,106615
54Medina County4.3214K50,1508,441738
55Darke County4.268K16,1242,046485
56Richland County4.2358K84,8016,186837
57Holmes County4.2128K30,2912,832593
58Logan County4.179K19,5325,228646
59Washington County3.9169K42,8251,882661
60Gallia County3.870K18,4572,240551
61Licking County3.6421K117,1878,711885
62Lorain County3.6381K106,1798,033847
63Preble County3.671K20,0041,929605
64Stark County3.5886K251,26314,213696
65Knox County3.5145K41,3714,329774
66Defiance County3.546K13,2285,794419
67Crawford County3.5100K28,8754,356518
68Mahoning County3.4514K150,78314,409852
69Clermont County3.3308K91,80211,303795
70Erie County2.9150K50,78012,168700
71Putnam County2.926K8,9122,297397
72Wayne County2.8225K81,0749,417783
73Madison County2.671K26,8803,323659
74Hamilton County2.51.1M437,53024,436574
75Lucas County2.5536K215,01820,068928
76Clark County2.2187K83,8716,913963
77Wyandot County2.130K14,215693275
78Williams County2.134K16,1231,977230
79Marion County2.185K40,6432,995612
80Huron County2.176K37,0913,857566
81Union County1.856K30,3599,669650
82Butler County1.8230K127,5995,931842
83Auglaize County1.836K19,9051,490329
84Warren County1.7191K115,4215,385735
85Wood County1.392K71,0693,882674
86Seneca County1.345K35,7541,686544
87Henry County1.215K12,422696229
88Sandusky County1.034K35,7681,119518

Biggest Ohio outages of 2019

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

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Montgomery County, OHMay 28, 2019 03:00June 7, 2019 10:3010d 7h45,3852.7M
2Cuyahoga County, OHSeptember 9, 2019 11:45September 30, 2019 07:4520d 20h41,5551.1M
3Cuyahoga County, OHFebruary 22, 2019 10:45March 1, 2019 10:306d 23h30,041634K
4Ashtabula County, OHAugust 18, 2019 08:45August 22, 2019 01:303d 16h27,767233K
5Hamilton County, OHAugust 8, 2019 11:15August 10, 2019 19:452d 8h24,436129K
6Cuyahoga County, OHJuly 8, 2019 04:00July 27, 2019 18:1519d 14h23,663168K
7Trumbull County, OHJune 16, 2019 05:15June 18, 2019 07:152d 2h23,49053K
8Montgomery County, OHNovember 3, 2019 21:45November 5, 2019 07:451d 10h22,98450K
9Franklin County, OHDecember 30, 2019 07:30December 31, 2019 00:1516h 45m20,306107K
10Lucas County, OHFebruary 12, 2019 02:00February 15, 2019 04:453d 2h20,068210K
11Summit County, OHAugust 18, 2019 11:30August 23, 2019 08:454d 21h19,842213K
12Hamilton County, OHOctober 2, 2019 10:15October 3, 2019 05:0018h 45m19,33327K
13Summit County, OHFebruary 24, 2019 12:30March 1, 2019 22:155d 9h19,318331K
14Hamilton County, OHNovember 27, 2019 05:00November 29, 2019 05:302d18,02059K
15Franklin County, OHFebruary 23, 2019 03:15March 2, 2019 00:456d 21h17,697191K
16Tuscarawas County, OHFebruary 24, 2019 09:30February 28, 2019 02:453d 17h16,453281K
17Clinton County, OHMarch 14, 2019 18:15March 17, 2019 09:152d 15h15,070121K
18Cuyahoga County, OHMarch 18, 2019 12:45March 20, 2019 05:301d 16h14,8186,978
19Hamilton County, OHDecember 30, 2019 05:45December 30, 2019 14:308h 45m14,72660K
20Franklin County, OHSeptember 27, 2019 07:00October 6, 2019 08:159d 1h14,51757K
21Mahoning County, OHApril 14, 2019 22:45April 17, 2019 05:152d 6h14,409136K
22Stark County, OHFebruary 24, 2019 14:15March 1, 2019 03:154d 13h14,213315K
23Cuyahoga County, OHNovember 25, 2019 12:15December 6, 2019 04:4510d 16h13,851129K
24Cuyahoga County, OHDecember 29, 2019 14:30December 31, 2019 00:151d 9h13,44791K
25Summit County, OHMay 25, 2019 08:45May 30, 2019 03:454d 19h13,27635K
EAGLE-I tracked about 93% of Ohio's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Ohio by year:2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Other states in 2019:WVMINCLACAVTVAAR

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.

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