2021 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 4.1 hours, the 27th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.1
vs prior year
▼ 36%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
25.4M
Peak customers out
122,450
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
98%
of PA customers
Counties reporting
67
Pennsylvania year over year
All 67 Pennsylvania 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 | Sullivan County | 36.0 | 119K | 3,290 | 3,272 | 186 |
| 2 | Forest County | 33.9 | 117K | 3,447 | 2,043 | 321 |
| 3 | Wyoming County | 22.3 | 277K | 12,422 | 4,187 | 383 |
| 4 | Susquehanna County | 18.9 | 340K | 18,031 | 11,852 | 488 |
| 5 | Wayne County | 14.3 | 368K | 25,764 | 7,652 | 754 |
| 6 | Cameron County | 13.1 | 33K | 2,519 | 1,004 | 111 |
| 7 | Columbia County | 12.9 | 452K | 35,125 | 7,295 | 649 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 12.8 | 2.9M | 224,080 | 49,121 | 288 |
| 9 | Pike County | 10.8 | 210K | 19,414 | 8,379 | 656 |
| 10 | Indiana County | 10.4 | 380K | 36,452 | 11,189 | 741 |
| 11 | Perry County | 10.3 | 217K | 21,128 | 3,710 | 592 |
| 12 | Bradford County | 9.3 | 292K | 31,486 | 4,725 | 522 |
| 13 | Crawford County | 8.4 | 327K | 38,952 | 6,792 | 665 |
| 14 | Clearfield County | 8.4 | 324K | 38,762 | 11,601 | 574 |
| 15 | Venango County | 8.3 | 217K | 26,075 | 4,607 | 607 |
| 16 | Elk County | 7.7 | 130K | 16,981 | 4,733 | 229 |
| 17 | Juniata County | 7.7 | 86K | 11,162 | 2,065 | 333 |
| 18 | Adams County | 7.6 | 259K | 34,102 | 14,581 | 642 |
| 19 | Bucks County | 7.4 | 1.1M | 152,767 | 14,566 | 343 |
| 20 | Greene County | 7.3 | 136K | 18,544 | 1,641 | 397 |
| 21 | Clarion County | 7.3 | 125K | 17,178 | 2,410 | 494 |
| 22 | Cambria County | 7.3 | 484K | 66,666 | 11,072 | 731 |
| 23 | Schuylkill County | 7.0 | 521K | 74,362 | 14,378 | 760 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 6.9 | 138K | 20,070 | 6,833 | 449 |
| 25 | Monroe County | 6.6 | 565K | 85,900 | 14,383 | 869 |
| 26 | Potter County | 6.4 | 60K | 9,352 | 1,622 | 175 |
| 27 | Armstrong County | 6.0 | 190K | 31,334 | 3,904 | 597 |
| 28 | Bedford County | 6.0 | 163K | 26,999 | 3,503 | 386 |
| 29 | Warren County | 6.0 | 135K | 22,413 | 6,573 | 521 |
| 30 | Tioga County | 6.0 | 133K | 22,387 | 3,750 | 399 |
| 31 | McKean County | 5.7 | 136K | 23,946 | 2,808 | 449 |
| 32 | Carbon County | 5.5 | 178K | 32,206 | 3,449 | 591 |
| 33 | Washington County | 5.2 | 585K | 113,196 | 13,027 | 656 |
| 34 | Blair County | 5.1 | 354K | 69,598 | 9,232 | 634 |
| 35 | Mifflin County | 5.0 | 132K | 26,457 | 7,545 | 503 |
| 36 | Fulton County | 4.9 | 35K | 7,267 | 2,554 | 200 |
| 37 | York County | 4.8 | 937K | 195,191 | 27,662 | 648 |
| 38 | Montour County | 4.7 | 57K | 12,181 | 2,338 | 264 |
| 39 | Berks County | 4.6 | 1.0M | 219,087 | 13,875 | 642 |
| 40 | Lycoming County | 4.4 | 277K | 62,884 | 4,964 | 708 |
| 41 | Clinton County | 4.3 | 86K | 20,055 | 1,823 | 416 |
| 42 | Butler County | 4.2 | 379K | 91,173 | 5,692 | 761 |
| 43 | Somerset County | 4.1 | 139K | 34,025 | 4,140 | 616 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 3.9 | 188K | 48,402 | 6,522 | 691 |
| 45 | Erie County | 3.7 | 610K | 164,700 | 20,444 | 766 |
| 46 | Chester County | 3.5 | 941K | 267,257 | 11,807 | 371 |
| 47 | Lebanon County | 3.4 | 237K | 69,525 | 25,280 | 709 |
| 48 | Northumberland County | 3.3 | 151K | 46,261 | 5,296 | 661 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | 3.2 | 115K | 36,062 | 14,055 | 600 |
| 50 | Fayette County | 3.1 | 201K | 66,012 | 3,678 | 684 |
| 51 | Westmoreland County | 3.0 | 574K | 188,408 | 9,474 | 734 |
| 52 | Allegheny County | 3.0 | 2.0M | 667,166 | 31,137 | 713 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 2.9 | 412K | 142,576 | 7,598 | 944 |
| 54 | Centre County | 2.8 | 269K | 96,428 | 4,693 | 669 |
| 55 | Huntingdon County | 2.7 | 57K | 20,889 | 2,140 | 356 |
| 56 | Luzerne County | 2.7 | 440K | 164,504 | 6,885 | 868 |
| 57 | Snyder County | 2.6 | 55K | 21,359 | 4,810 | 385 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 2.5 | 194K | 76,806 | 7,987 | 733 |
| 59 | Northampton County | 2.5 | 405K | 161,848 | 8,176 | 772 |
| 60 | Lancaster County | 2.3 | 361K | 156,892 | 6,811 | 1,026 |
| 61 | Lackawanna County | 2.3 | 274K | 119,979 | 9,230 | 966 |
| 62 | Beaver County | 2.1 | 162K | 77,618 | 3,989 | 615 |
| 63 | Dauphin County | 2.0 | 356K | 176,757 | 13,499 | 872 |
| 64 | Lehigh County | 1.9 | 405K | 212,008 | 11,663 | 1,004 |
| 65 | Delaware County | 1.8 | 495K | 277,130 | 7,145 | 455 |
| 66 | Philadelphia County | 1.6 | 1.3M | 802,812 | 27,936 | 14 |
| 67 | Union County | 1.3 | 38K | 28,701 | 3,505 | 262 |
Biggest Pennsylvania 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 | Montgomery County, PA | July 17, 2021 12:00 | August 1, 2021 01:00 | 14d 13h | 49,121 | 835K |
| 2 | Montgomery County, PA | September 1, 2021 02:00 | September 26, 2021 01:45 | 24d 23h | 44,233 | 1.3M |
| 3 | Allegheny County, PA | August 10, 2021 11:15 | August 17, 2021 02:30 | 6d 15h | 31,137 | 392K |
| 4 | Philadelphia County, PA | January 24, 2021 23:45 | August 8, 2021 19:30 | 195d 19h | 27,936 | 834K |
| 5 | York County, PA | January 12, 2021 14:45 | January 13, 2021 02:30 | 11h 45m | 27,662 | 34K |
| 6 | Allegheny County, PA | July 4, 2021 20:30 | July 10, 2021 20:30 | 6d | 27,219 | 286K |
| 7 | Lebanon County, PA | May 26, 2021 11:30 | May 28, 2021 04:15 | 1d 16h | 25,280 | 60K |
| 8 | Allegheny County, PA | June 13, 2021 21:45 | June 18, 2021 05:30 | 4d 7h | 25,092 | 312K |
| 9 | Erie County, PA | May 20, 2021 23:00 | May 22, 2021 04:45 | 1d 5h | 20,444 | 48K |
| 10 | Erie County, PA | June 14, 2021 11:30 | June 14, 2021 16:45 | 5h 15m | 16,494 | 31K |
| 11 | Adams County, PA | June 21, 2021 14:30 | June 23, 2021 23:15 | 2d 8h | 14,581 | 141K |
| 12 | Bucks County, PA | September 1, 2021 05:30 | September 7, 2021 05:45 | 6d | 14,566 | 269K |
| 13 | Erie County, PA | August 4, 2021 12:00 | August 4, 2021 21:30 | 9h 30m | 14,562 | 12K |
| 14 | Monroe County, PA | July 6, 2021 21:00 | July 11, 2021 02:00 | 4d 5h | 14,383 | 156K |
| 15 | Schuylkill County, PA | February 6, 2021 14:15 | February 6, 2021 23:45 | 9h 30m | 14,378 | 5,021 |
| 16 | Lawrence County, PA | August 22, 2021 11:00 | August 22, 2021 16:00 | 5h | 14,055 | 8,594 |
| 17 | Berks County, PA | June 11, 2021 20:30 | June 17, 2021 08:00 | 5d 11h | 13,875 | 31K |
| 18 | Schuylkill County, PA | September 14, 2021 00:30 | September 16, 2021 22:15 | 2d 21h | 13,723 | 206K |
| 19 | Dauphin County, PA | August 10, 2021 13:15 | August 13, 2021 08:45 | 2d 19h | 13,499 | 45K |
| 20 | York County, PA | June 20, 2021 18:30 | June 24, 2021 04:45 | 3d 10h | 13,083 | 74K |
| 21 | Washington County, PA | August 9, 2021 20:30 | August 15, 2021 17:30 | 5d 21h | 13,027 | 166K |
| 22 | Susquehanna County, PA | March 17, 2021 11:45 | March 17, 2021 15:45 | 4h | 11,852 | 27K |
| 23 | Chester County, PA | September 1, 2021 10:45 | September 19, 2021 15:30 | 18d 4h | 11,807 | 261K |
| 24 | Berks County, PA | September 1, 2021 08:30 | September 7, 2021 06:30 | 5d 22h | 11,705 | 249K |
| 25 | Lehigh County, PA | September 1, 2021 09:00 | September 5, 2021 17:00 | 4d 8h | 11,663 | 87K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 98% of Pennsylvania'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.