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2022 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 7.2 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.2
Peak customers out
165,305
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

2.5h20152.9h20164.1h20174.1h20185.2h20195.2h20204.2h20217.2h20226.8h20239.0h20244.0h2025

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2022

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

1Franklin County165,3052Hamilton County57,6983Butler County50,9564Warren County32,5645Richland County28,2316Knox County21,0677Clermont County21,0108Tuscarawas County18,2309Fairfield County17,71310Belmont County17,29111Cuyahoga County16,40012Morrow County16,03013Clark County16,01914Lucas County15,25015Ashland County15,23816Delaware County14,33417Licking County14,24718Hocking County13,67719Muskingum County13,65120Trumbull County13,443

Biggest Ohio outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Franklin CountyJune 11, 2022165,305
Hamilton CountyJune 13, 202257,698
Hamilton CountyJuly 6, 202257,136
Butler CountyJune 13, 202250,956
Warren CountyJune 13, 202232,564
Richland CountyJune 13, 202228,231
Franklin CountyJune 26, 202223,298
Knox CountyJune 14, 202221,067
Clermont CountyJuly 6, 202221,010
Clermont CountyNovember 5, 202218,327
Ohio by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.