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2020 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 8.7 hours — the 14th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.7
Peak customers out
53,768
Rank (worst state)
14th
Counties affected
20

Oregon outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

3.2h20152.8h20163.7h20172.0h20183.7h20198.7h202020.6h20217.0h20223.0h202311.8h20246.0h2025

Hardest-hit Oregon counties in 2020

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

1Multnomah County53,7682Clackamas County47,7733Jackson County23,6284Malheur County20,0125Washington County18,9566Lincoln County16,5127Linn County15,7958Lane County14,1599Tillamook County13,51710Clatsop County13,49611Coos County11,09912Douglas County10,82013Josephine County10,81614Polk County10,49615Benton County9,42616Marion County9,07617Yamhill County8,94618Umatilla County8,25119Hood River County7,93320Crook County6,987

Biggest Oregon outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Multnomah CountySeptember 7, 202053,768
Clackamas CountySeptember 8, 202047,773
Multnomah CountyJuly 21, 202034,234
Jackson CountySeptember 7, 202023,628
Clackamas CountySeptember 10, 202020,934
Malheur CountyJanuary 16, 202020,012
Jackson CountyJune 12, 202018,986
Washington CountySeptember 8, 202018,956
Lincoln CountySeptember 8, 202016,512
Linn CountySeptember 7, 202015,795
Oregon by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.