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2020 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 5.2 hours, the 26th worst of 51 states (US average 8.0 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
5.2
vs prior year
▲ 0%
vs 2019
Customer-hours out
29.1M
Peak customers out
519,216
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, 2020

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

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Ohio customer-hours without power by month, 2020Jan 1.2M, Feb 544K, Mar 1.1M, Apr 3.4M, May 1.4M, Jun 4.4M, Jul 2.4M, Aug 1.8M, Sep 2.0M, Oct 1.1M, Nov 7.0M, Dec 2.8M02M4M6M8M1.2MJan544KFeb1.1MMar3.4MApr1.4MMay4.4MJun2.4MJul1.8MAug2.0MSep1.1MOct7.0MNov2.8MDec
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All 88 Ohio counties, 2020

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

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Geauga County19.61.3M65,22123,231547
2Morgan County14.6123K8,3834,680461
3Summit County14.31.8M127,12342,222664
4Harrison County14.1129K9,1903,421528
5Hocking County13.9248K17,9059,069732
6Van Wert County13.5113K8,3285,498479
7Carroll County13.1250K19,1825,265593
8Lake County12.71.0M80,57716,979581
9Pike County10.5106K10,1005,277607
10Ottawa County10.5221K21,11014,543489
11Tuscarawas County10.2554K54,07417,808774
12Noble County10.2104K10,2042,117387
13Delaware County10.0644K64,48834,166708
14Meigs County9.6129K13,4855,019549
15Brown County9.3188K20,2094,263588
16Monroe County9.283K8,9741,364508
17Coshocton County8.7177K20,3614,241684
18Adams County8.4142K16,8805,899623
19Columbiana County7.8491K63,18110,477805
20Vinton County7.760K7,7211,603425
21Medina County7.6381K50,15013,584706
22Ashtabula County7.5541K72,31811,946787
23Perry County7.5164K22,0235,542714
24Highland County7.2199K27,8226,874729
25Preble County7.0140K20,0046,257610
26Jefferson County6.9312K44,91919,341691
27Shelby County6.884K12,4315,105424
28Portage County6.8624K92,46826,057825
29Muskingum County6.7421K62,32912,863818
30Belmont County6.6294K44,59010,675755
31Franklin County6.52.4M362,081153,200414
32Knox County6.5269K41,3717,472800
33Erie County6.3322K50,78020,151654
34Jackson County6.1132K21,5012,899565
35Athens County6.1275K44,82914,914756
36Cuyahoga County6.03.6M602,24856,150153
37Darke County5.894K16,1243,549511
38Ashland County5.8194K33,6646,922681
39Trumbull County5.8438K76,06610,020799
40Allen County5.7183K32,12415,274848
41Clermont County5.6510K91,80214,938815
42Fairfield County5.4469K86,73312,9021,017
43Lawrence County4.8178K37,1763,919753
44Scioto County4.7237K50,47613,405845
45Washington County4.6199K42,8258,918687
46Ross County4.5238K52,7388,264869
47Lorain County4.4470K106,17910,582807
48Gallia County4.481K18,4571,422506
49Holmes County4.3131K30,2913,501627
50Paulding County4.229K7,0793,054360
51Licking County4.0464K117,18731,368888
52Logan County3.977K19,5328,555648
53Mercer County3.973K18,8786,047424
54Hamilton County3.81.6M437,53045,694715
55Fulton County3.738K10,2392,305451
56Richland County3.7314K84,8018,084809
57Stark County3.7919K251,26331,009795
58Guernsey County3.697K27,1105,994677
59Hancock County3.5134K38,4647,440711
60Putnam County3.430K8,912923440
61Sandusky County3.4120K35,7684,041506
62Defiance County3.243K13,2281,462379
63Crawford County3.292K28,8754,499477
64Pickaway County3.0107K35,9053,789833
65Wayne County3.0241K81,07411,901816
66Fayette County2.943K14,9642,106368
67Huron County2.7102K37,0914,135556
68Clinton County2.761K22,6492,897387
69Champaign County2.740K14,9893,093625
70Miami County2.6115K43,3624,988593
71Morrow County2.664K24,2212,650610
72Mahoning County2.6393K150,78316,353879
73Seneca County2.692K35,7544,933527
74Greene County2.5230K92,6458,360706
75Madison County2.465K26,8801,955619
76Hardin County2.444K18,2543,140472
77Montgomery County2.3668K295,83414,722657
78Marion County2.187K40,6432,454590
79Butler County2.0261K127,59910,178844
80Williams County1.828K16,1232,063192
81Wood County1.7124K71,0693,898676
82Clark County1.7146K83,8716,682959
83Lucas County1.7356K215,01814,325983
84Warren County1.6189K115,4218,376737
85Union County1.545K30,3593,756670
86Henry County1.417K12,4221,481205
87Auglaize County1.327K19,905857425
88Wyandot County1.218K14,2151,436254

Biggest Ohio outages of 2020

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

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Franklin County, OHSeptember 15, 2020 10:30September 16, 2020 07:1520h 45m153,200160K
2Franklin County, OHSeptember 9, 2020 10:15September 11, 2020 04:301d 18h153,123122K
3Cuyahoga County, OHOctober 26, 2020 12:45November 7, 2020 11:4511d 23h56,150283K
4Cuyahoga County, OHNovember 14, 2020 08:00November 21, 2020 11:157d 3h54,9421.2M
5Cuyahoga County, OHNovember 30, 2020 12:45December 6, 2020 08:005d 19h49,804878K
6Hamilton County, OHApril 8, 2020 12:45April 14, 2020 03:455d 15h45,694800K
7Summit County, OHNovember 15, 2020 13:45November 21, 2020 07:005d 17h42,222783K
8Delaware County, OHSeptember 10, 2020 13:00September 11, 2020 19:151d 6h34,16628K
9Delaware County, OHSeptember 15, 2020 12:15September 15, 2020 23:1511h34,12634K
10Licking County, OHSeptember 15, 2020 12:15September 15, 2020 23:1511h31,36831K
11Licking County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 00:00September 11, 2020 00:1515m31,3047,826
12Licking County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 04:15September 11, 2020 04:3015m31,3047,826
13Licking County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 01:15September 11, 2020 03:001h 45m31,3047,827
14Stark County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 02:45September 11, 2020 08:305h 45m31,00916K
15Stark County, OHSeptember 10, 2020 09:30September 11, 2020 01:4516h 15m30,9887,914
16Stark County, OHSeptember 15, 2020 12:30September 16, 2020 02:0013h 30m30,90132K
17Summit County, OHApril 8, 2020 04:00April 12, 2020 03:303d 23h29,569439K
18Portage County, OHNovember 15, 2020 13:30November 20, 2020 08:004d 18h26,057295K
19Franklin County, OHNovember 14, 2020 11:30November 21, 2020 05:306d 18h23,495227K
20Geauga County, OHDecember 1, 2020 07:00December 7, 2020 03:305d 20h23,231764K
21Erie County, OHJune 10, 2020 16:30June 14, 2020 20:304d 4h20,151238K
22Jefferson County, OHSeptember 15, 2020 15:15September 15, 2020 16:301h 15m19,34119K
23Jefferson County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 02:15September 11, 2020 03:301h 15m19,3314,837
24Jefferson County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 00:00September 11, 2020 00:1515m19,3314,833
25Jefferson County, OHSeptember 11, 2020 04:15September 11, 2020 04:3015m19,3314,833
EAGLE-I tracked about 93% of Ohio's electricity customers in 2020; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Ohio by year:2025202420232022202120192018201720162015
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALMSNJNC

Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report.

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