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2021 Oregon Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 20.6 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, 3.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
20.6
Peak customers out
125,115
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
20

Oregon outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Oregon counties in 2021

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

1Multnomah County125,1152Marion County117,6453Clackamas County104,6084Josephine County44,1525Jackson County30,0966Washington County29,7477Polk County23,9438Linn County15,5999Douglas County13,13610Deschutes County12,48011Umatilla County12,33912Clatsop County11,57213Benton County11,28414Yamhill County9,17515Baker County8,81316Tillamook County8,31917Lincoln County6,83318Coos County6,82119Klamath County6,78420Lane County5,992

Biggest Oregon outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Multnomah CountyFebruary 11, 2021125,115
Marion CountyFebruary 11, 2021117,645
Clackamas CountyFebruary 12, 2021104,608
Josephine CountySeptember 22, 202144,152
Josephine CountyJanuary 27, 202143,968
Multnomah CountyJanuary 13, 202140,015
Clackamas CountyFebruary 19, 202136,808
Clackamas CountyJanuary 1, 202136,724
Jackson CountyJune 28, 202130,096
Washington CountyFebruary 11, 202129,747
Oregon by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXMSKY

Part of the 2021 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.