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2019 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 3.8 hours, the 23rd worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
3.8
vs prior year
▲ 84%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
7.7M
Peak customers out
50,401
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
86%
of OR customers
Counties reporting
35

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, 2019

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

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Oregon customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 626K, Feb 2.8M, Mar 569K, Apr 226K, May 543K, Jun 731K, Jul 424K, Aug 377K, Sep 431K, Oct 369K, Nov 310K, Dec 384K01M2M3M626KJan2.8MFeb569KMar226KApr543KMay731KJun424KJul377KAug431KSep369KOct310KNov384KDec
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All 35 Oregon counties, 2019

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

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Douglas County34.22.3M66,05134,370817
2Curry County8.7145K16,67011,477304
3Crook County8.376K9,0933,448638
4Clatsop County5.2120K23,3029,768471
5Marion County5.1518K102,0629,291683
6Jefferson County4.165K16,0064,035480
7Clackamas County4.0727K183,59021,536458
8Josephine County3.5172K48,9873,774773
9Linn County3.4241K70,4304,857847
10Multnomah County3.11.2M388,77222,491543
11Wallowa County3.012K4,0791,215508
12Polk County2.785K31,8032,984715
13Yamhill County2.6127K47,9225,736199
14Jackson County2.6331K125,31819,210860
15Coos County2.6107K40,6709,347597
16Umatilla County2.5107K43,27514,054729
17Washington County2.3624K268,6038,863412
18Lane County2.2379K174,2636,262581
19Wasco County2.026K13,3682,250378
20Klamath County1.976K39,6144,422879
21Sherman County1.82,4851,40455466
22Lincoln County1.855K31,5773,789573
23Baker County1.718K10,0982,016107
24Tillamook County1.634K21,1904,415588
25Gilliam County1.32,2041,64042281
26Morrow County1.213K10,888912302
27Hood River County1.17,7817,2301,222208
28Benton County1.048K48,4562,005730
29Deschutes County0.9123K141,0713,941740
30Malheur County0.815K18,16496366
31Union County0.712K15,6252,526198
32Lake County0.52,6734,99222693
33Harney County0.21,1855,60518391
34Grant County0.16814,64828527
35Columbia County0.081528,3124917

Biggest Oregon 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
1Douglas County, ORFebruary 24, 2019 21:45March 6, 2019 10:309d 12h34,3702.1M
2Douglas County, ORJuly 19, 2019 20:00July 20, 2019 06:1510h 15m32,20835K
3Multnomah County, ORApril 17, 2019 15:15April 18, 2019 15:301d22,4919,242
4Clackamas County, ORJanuary 6, 2019 06:00January 7, 2019 09:001d 3h21,536131K
5Jackson County, ORJuly 10, 2019 16:00July 12, 2019 07:301d 15h19,21013K
6Clackamas County, ORJune 26, 2019 15:45June 29, 2019 14:152d 22h16,60293K
7Umatilla County, ORMay 23, 2019 14:00May 23, 2019 18:154h 15m14,05413K
8Umatilla County, ORMay 22, 2019 23:45May 23, 2019 02:453h14,02721K
9Jackson County, ORJune 8, 2019 01:15June 8, 2019 11:4510h 30m12,30014K
10Multnomah County, ORAugust 26, 2019 10:30August 29, 2019 07:152d 20h12,13230K
11Curry County, ORJune 24, 2019 14:30June 25, 2019 20:301d 6h11,47773K
12Multnomah County, ORApril 15, 2019 09:45April 17, 2019 00:301d 14h10,87528K
13Clatsop County, ORDecember 19, 2019 21:45December 21, 2019 23:002d 1h9,76851K
14Clatsop County, ORSeptember 11, 2019 14:30September 11, 2019 17:453h 15m9,46310K
15Coos County, ORDecember 27, 2019 21:30December 31, 2019 00:153d 2h9,3472,487
16Marion County, ORJune 26, 2019 09:30June 28, 2019 08:301d 23h9,29157K
17Curry County, ORSeptember 17, 2019 21:45September 18, 2019 02:304h 45m9,27214K
18Multnomah County, ORJanuary 6, 2019 02:30January 8, 2019 07:152d 4h9,20554K
19Washington County, ORJanuary 6, 2019 05:45January 7, 2019 01:3019h 45m8,86354K
20Multnomah County, ORMay 18, 2019 02:00June 9, 2019 02:3022d8,530213K
21Multnomah County, OROctober 21, 2019 15:45October 21, 2019 23:007h 15m8,13121K
22Marion County, ORJune 12, 2019 20:00June 13, 2019 04:458h 45m8,12424K
23Multnomah County, ORMarch 16, 2019 18:30March 17, 2019 08:0013h 30m8,01537K
24Jackson County, ORJuly 12, 2019 21:30July 13, 2019 07:4510h 15m7,9656,694
25Marion County, ORMarch 27, 2019 16:15March 28, 2019 23:001d 6h7,41148K
EAGLE-I tracked about 86% of Oregon'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.
Oregon 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.