2021 Oregon Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 20.5 hours, the 4th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
20.5
vs prior year
▲ 136%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
42.4M
Peak customers out
340,479
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
90%
of OR customers
Counties reporting
35
Oregon year over year
All 35 Oregon counties, 2021
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | 117.2 | 12.0M | 102,062 | 102,062 | 531 |
| 2 | Clackamas County | 77.6 | 14.3M | 183,590 | 104,608 | 393 |
| 3 | Polk County | 42.2 | 1.3M | 31,803 | 23,943 | 488 |
| 4 | Yamhill County | 23.2 | 1.1M | 47,922 | 9,175 | 195 |
| 5 | Multnomah County | 20.2 | 7.8M | 388,772 | 125,115 | 835 |
| 6 | Linn County | 11.7 | 827K | 70,430 | 15,599 | 708 |
| 7 | Clatsop County | 10.9 | 255K | 23,302 | 11,572 | 567 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 10.3 | 327K | 31,577 | 6,833 | 112 |
| 9 | Benton County | 9.5 | 458K | 48,456 | 11,284 | 642 |
| 10 | Washington County | 6.5 | 1.7M | 268,603 | 29,747 | 483 |
| 11 | Tillamook County | 6.4 | 137K | 21,190 | 8,319 | 254 |
| 12 | Union County | 6.2 | 96K | 15,625 | 4,861 | 308 |
| 13 | Grant County | 6.1 | 28K | 4,648 | 4,406 | 120 |
| 14 | Crook County | 5.7 | 52K | 9,093 | 5,391 | 368 |
| 15 | Baker County | 5.1 | 51K | 10,098 | 8,813 | 223 |
| 16 | Josephine County | 4.7 | 229K | 48,987 | 44,152 | 802 |
| 17 | Umatilla County | 4.5 | 196K | 43,275 | 12,339 | 667 |
| 18 | Wallowa County | 3.9 | 16K | 4,079 | 4,079 | 196 |
| 19 | Coos County | 3.5 | 143K | 40,670 | 6,821 | 572 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 3.4 | 55K | 16,006 | 1,453 | 371 |
| 21 | Hood River County | 3.0 | 22K | 7,230 | 2,013 | 185 |
| 22 | Douglas County | 2.9 | 193K | 66,051 | 13,136 | 581 |
| 23 | Klamath County | 2.7 | 108K | 39,614 | 6,784 | 761 |
| 24 | Malheur County | 2.5 | 46K | 18,164 | 3,045 | 128 |
| 25 | Curry County | 2.3 | 38K | 16,670 | 1,407 | 296 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 2.1 | 259K | 125,318 | 30,096 | 856 |
| 27 | Lane County | 1.9 | 333K | 174,263 | 5,992 | 103 |
| 28 | Deschutes County | 1.8 | 260K | 141,071 | 12,480 | 784 |
| 29 | Sherman County | 1.4 | 1,946 | 1,404 | 480 | 47 |
| 30 | Lake County | 1.1 | 5,652 | 4,992 | 2,341 | 65 |
| 31 | Harney County | 1.1 | 5,907 | 5,605 | 999 | 99 |
| 32 | Morrow County | 0.8 | 8,735 | 10,888 | 162 | 159 |
| 33 | Wasco County | 0.5 | 6,235 | 13,368 | 685 | 50 |
| 34 | Gilliam County | 0.3 | 516 | 1,640 | 42 | 33 |
| 35 | Columbia County | 0.1 | 2,394 | 28,312 | 48 | 6 |
Biggest Oregon outages of 2021
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multnomah County, OR | February 11, 2021 17:00 | February 25, 2021 08:30 | 13d 15h | 125,115 | 6.3M |
| 2 | Clackamas County, OR | February 12, 2021 01:45 | February 19, 2021 12:15 | 7d 10h | 104,608 | 11.0M |
| 3 | Marion County, OR | February 11, 2021 17:00 | February 27, 2021 09:15 | 15d 16h | 102,062 | 11.3M |
| 4 | Josephine County, OR | September 22, 2021 16:00 | September 23, 2021 03:00 | 11h | 44,152 | 13K |
| 5 | Josephine County, OR | January 27, 2021 00:15 | January 29, 2021 00:00 | 1d 23h | 43,968 | 57K |
| 6 | Multnomah County, OR | January 13, 2021 05:15 | January 17, 2021 18:15 | 4d 13h | 40,015 | 389K |
| 7 | Clackamas County, OR | February 19, 2021 13:45 | February 26, 2021 05:30 | 6d 15h | 36,808 | 1.6M |
| 8 | Clackamas County, OR | January 1, 2021 00:00 | February 1, 2021 22:30 | 31d 22h | 36,724 | 985K |
| 9 | Jackson County, OR | June 28, 2021 02:30 | June 29, 2021 14:00 | 1d 11h | 30,096 | 50K |
| 10 | Washington County, OR | February 11, 2021 22:00 | February 19, 2021 12:15 | 7d 14h | 29,747 | 873K |
| 11 | Polk County, OR | February 12, 2021 18:45 | February 24, 2021 00:00 | 11d 5h | 23,943 | 1.2M |
| 12 | Washington County, OR | January 13, 2021 03:30 | January 15, 2021 05:15 | 2d 1h | 18,527 | 223K |
| 13 | Polk County, OR | March 2, 2021 16:45 | March 2, 2021 19:30 | 2h 45m | 15,920 | 4,047 |
| 14 | Linn County, OR | September 18, 2021 07:00 | September 19, 2021 03:15 | 20h 15m | 15,599 | 17K |
| 15 | Douglas County, OR | November 4, 2021 16:15 | November 4, 2021 23:45 | 7h 30m | 13,136 | 5,472 |
| 16 | Multnomah County, OR | October 24, 2021 08:30 | October 26, 2021 02:45 | 1d 18h | 13,071 | 49K |
| 17 | Multnomah County, OR | December 11, 2021 02:15 | December 12, 2021 14:15 | 1d 12h | 12,754 | 60K |
| 18 | Deschutes County, OR | July 29, 2021 22:15 | July 30, 2021 09:30 | 11h 15m | 12,480 | 9,383 |
| 19 | Umatilla County, OR | August 9, 2021 21:45 | August 10, 2021 00:30 | 2h 45m | 12,339 | 12K |
| 20 | Multnomah County, OR | June 26, 2021 21:00 | June 30, 2021 08:00 | 3d 11h | 11,747 | 107K |
| 21 | Marion County, OR | January 13, 2021 00:15 | January 20, 2021 23:00 | 7d 22h | 11,731 | 248K |
| 22 | Clatsop County, OR | October 24, 2021 21:45 | October 26, 2021 06:00 | 1d 8h | 11,572 | 9,254 |
| 23 | Clatsop County, OR | November 5, 2021 13:00 | November 5, 2021 16:15 | 3h 15m | 11,556 | 4,313 |
| 24 | Clatsop County, OR | January 4, 2021 06:30 | January 4, 2021 12:45 | 6h 15m | 11,501 | 4,883 |
| 25 | Benton County, OR | February 26, 2021 12:45 | February 27, 2021 04:15 | 15h 30m | 11,284 | 12K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 90% of Oregon's electricity customers in 2021; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2021 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.