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2019 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 4.7 hours — the 17th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.7
Peak customers out
58,700
Rank (worst state)
17th
Counties affected
20

Pennsylvania outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

3.2h20152.5h20163.2h20178.3h20184.7h20196.5h20204.1h20213.7h20224.9h20237.0h20249.8h2025

Hardest-hit Pennsylvania counties in 2019

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

1Allegheny County58,7002Bucks County45,6383Montgomery County43,1924Delaware County32,2955Chester County25,4036Westmoreland County24,4827Northampton County23,5508Lebanon County22,9039Philadelphia County22,45010York County17,91711Erie County17,66412Washington County17,37813Northumberland County13,05414Schuylkill County12,73015Mifflin County12,69816Beaver County11,83317Monroe County11,28918Columbia County10,27819Mercer County10,11820Butler County9,766

Biggest Pennsylvania outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Allegheny CountyFebruary 24, 201958,700
Bucks CountyOctober 29, 201945,638
Montgomery CountyOctober 31, 201943,192
Bucks CountyJuly 17, 201933,738
Delaware CountyJuly 14, 201932,295
Bucks CountyJune 26, 201926,077
Chester CountyOctober 27, 201925,403
Westmoreland CountyFebruary 24, 201924,482
Northampton CountyDecember 20, 201923,550
Lebanon CountyApril 15, 201922,903
Pennsylvania 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.