2022 Ohio Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 7.2 hours, the 11th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
7.2
vs prior year
▲ 74%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
40.7M
Peak customers out
369,953
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
93%
of OH customers
Counties reporting
88
Ohio year over year
All 88 Ohio counties, 2022
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 | Hocking County | 67.4 | 1.2M | 17,905 | 13,677 | 734 |
| 2 | Pike County | 45.1 | 456K | 10,100 | 7,655 | 615 |
| 3 | Morgan County | 40.8 | 342K | 8,383 | 4,787 | 508 |
| 4 | Harrison County | 36.0 | 331K | 9,190 | 3,513 | 549 |
| 5 | Holmes County | 35.8 | 1.1M | 30,291 | 11,833 | 604 |
| 6 | Morrow County | 29.4 | 712K | 24,221 | 16,030 | 612 |
| 7 | Knox County | 28.7 | 1.2M | 41,371 | 21,067 | 835 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 26.3 | 236K | 8,974 | 1,984 | 557 |
| 9 | Belmont County | 25.3 | 1.1M | 44,590 | 17,291 | 743 |
| 10 | Perry County | 23.1 | 509K | 22,023 | 6,062 | 706 |
| 11 | Vinton County | 21.0 | 162K | 7,721 | 1,969 | 457 |
| 12 | Coshocton County | 20.7 | 421K | 20,361 | 7,586 | 565 |
| 13 | Ashland County | 19.9 | 670K | 33,664 | 15,238 | 638 |
| 14 | Richland County | 19.3 | 1.6M | 84,801 | 28,231 | 845 |
| 15 | Meigs County | 18.0 | 243K | 13,485 | 3,754 | 575 |
| 16 | Tuscarawas County | 14.7 | 793K | 54,074 | 18,230 | 806 |
| 17 | Clermont County | 14.6 | 1.3M | 91,802 | 21,010 | 875 |
| 18 | Guernsey County | 14.3 | 388K | 27,110 | 4,243 | 660 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 13.8 | 5.0M | 362,081 | 165,305 | 391 |
| 20 | Brown County | 13.4 | 270K | 20,209 | 3,521 | 631 |
| 21 | Noble County | 13.2 | 135K | 10,204 | 1,566 | 442 |
| 22 | Ross County | 12.9 | 683K | 52,738 | 7,100 | 832 |
| 23 | Athens County | 12.5 | 560K | 44,829 | 10,663 | 701 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 12.4 | 1.0M | 81,074 | 11,252 | 804 |
| 25 | Putnam County | 12.1 | 108K | 8,912 | 1,669 | 462 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 10.9 | 234K | 21,501 | 3,604 | 555 |
| 27 | Muskingum County | 10.7 | 669K | 62,329 | 13,651 | 720 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 10.6 | 475K | 44,919 | 8,602 | 663 |
| 29 | Champaign County | 10.2 | 152K | 14,989 | 5,129 | 513 |
| 30 | Highland County | 9.9 | 274K | 27,822 | 3,967 | 739 |
| 31 | Butler County | 9.8 | 1.2M | 127,599 | 50,956 | 905 |
| 32 | Adams County | 9.6 | 162K | 16,880 | 2,965 | 664 |
| 33 | Ottawa County | 9.2 | 195K | 21,110 | 10,614 | 553 |
| 34 | Defiance County | 8.9 | 118K | 13,228 | 6,086 | 426 |
| 35 | Logan County | 8.6 | 168K | 19,532 | 5,198 | 526 |
| 36 | Washington County | 8.0 | 341K | 42,825 | 4,424 | 666 |
| 37 | Scioto County | 7.7 | 390K | 50,476 | 7,644 | 790 |
| 38 | Fairfield County | 7.7 | 669K | 86,733 | 17,713 | 963 |
| 39 | Gallia County | 7.5 | 138K | 18,457 | 1,903 | 551 |
| 40 | Pickaway County | 7.3 | 262K | 35,905 | 8,733 | 874 |
| 41 | Warren County | 7.2 | 832K | 115,421 | 32,564 | 761 |
| 42 | Hamilton County | 6.6 | 2.9M | 437,530 | 57,698 | 579 |
| 43 | Delaware County | 6.5 | 417K | 64,488 | 14,334 | 729 |
| 44 | Preble County | 6.4 | 129K | 20,004 | 6,914 | 548 |
| 45 | Hancock County | 6.4 | 245K | 38,464 | 7,781 | 749 |
| 46 | Ashtabula County | 6.2 | 448K | 72,318 | 10,314 | 730 |
| 47 | Van Wert County | 6.1 | 50K | 8,328 | 6,307 | 464 |
| 48 | Allen County | 5.9 | 190K | 32,124 | 5,254 | 874 |
| 49 | Fulton County | 5.9 | 60K | 10,239 | 4,950 | 461 |
| 50 | Paulding County | 5.8 | 41K | 7,079 | 2,227 | 406 |
| 51 | Fayette County | 5.5 | 83K | 14,964 | 4,642 | 369 |
| 52 | Shelby County | 5.0 | 62K | 12,431 | 4,983 | 508 |
| 53 | Crawford County | 5.0 | 144K | 28,875 | 4,600 | 526 |
| 54 | Lake County | 4.9 | 392K | 80,577 | 10,964 | 552 |
| 55 | Licking County | 4.8 | 567K | 117,187 | 14,247 | 905 |
| 56 | Clinton County | 4.8 | 108K | 22,649 | 4,800 | 424 |
| 57 | Geauga County | 4.6 | 299K | 65,221 | 8,462 | 521 |
| 58 | Trumbull County | 4.6 | 346K | 76,066 | 13,443 | 844 |
| 59 | Summit County | 4.5 | 578K | 127,123 | 12,264 | 600 |
| 60 | Portage County | 4.3 | 394K | 92,468 | 12,629 | 798 |
| 61 | Lawrence County | 4.1 | 153K | 37,176 | 3,209 | 750 |
| 62 | Huron County | 4.1 | 151K | 37,091 | 5,638 | 565 |
| 63 | Erie County | 3.9 | 200K | 50,780 | 12,691 | 726 |
| 64 | Madison County | 3.8 | 102K | 26,880 | 2,834 | 672 |
| 65 | Carroll County | 3.6 | 70K | 19,182 | 1,473 | 598 |
| 66 | Marion County | 3.6 | 146K | 40,643 | 8,205 | 578 |
| 67 | Darke County | 3.5 | 57K | 16,124 | 3,581 | 466 |
| 68 | Williams County | 3.4 | 55K | 16,123 | 1,799 | 190 |
| 69 | Sandusky County | 3.4 | 120K | 35,768 | 3,900 | 557 |
| 70 | Miami County | 3.3 | 141K | 43,362 | 6,447 | 646 |
| 71 | Lorain County | 3.3 | 346K | 106,179 | 8,292 | 787 |
| 72 | Cuyahoga County | 3.2 | 1.9M | 602,248 | 16,400 | 80 |
| 73 | Medina County | 3.1 | 158K | 50,150 | 11,951 | 659 |
| 74 | Hardin County | 3.1 | 56K | 18,254 | 5,671 | 493 |
| 75 | Columbiana County | 2.9 | 182K | 63,181 | 2,712 | 811 |
| 76 | Henry County | 2.8 | 35K | 12,422 | 1,690 | 212 |
| 77 | Greene County | 2.7 | 247K | 92,645 | 6,700 | 705 |
| 78 | Lucas County | 2.4 | 507K | 215,018 | 15,250 | 856 |
| 79 | Mahoning County | 2.2 | 338K | 150,783 | 8,216 | 952 |
| 80 | Wood County | 2.2 | 156K | 71,069 | 5,286 | 728 |
| 81 | Union County | 2.1 | 65K | 30,359 | 3,507 | 600 |
| 82 | Wyandot County | 2.1 | 30K | 14,215 | 947 | 254 |
| 83 | Clark County | 1.8 | 150K | 83,871 | 16,019 | 939 |
| 84 | Stark County | 1.6 | 410K | 251,263 | 5,668 | 836 |
| 85 | Montgomery County | 1.5 | 435K | 295,834 | 10,237 | 738 |
| 86 | Seneca County | 1.3 | 48K | 35,754 | 1,829 | 540 |
| 87 | Mercer County | 1.3 | 24K | 18,878 | 2,338 | 415 |
| 88 | Auglaize County | 1.2 | 23K | 19,905 | 895 | 423 |
Biggest Ohio outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County, OH | June 11, 2022 10:30 | June 21, 2022 10:45 | 10d | 165,305 | 3.2M |
| 2 | Hamilton County, OH | June 13, 2022 11:30 | June 18, 2022 08:15 | 4d 20h | 57,698 | 1.2M |
| 3 | Hamilton County, OH | July 6, 2022 08:45 | July 9, 2022 23:45 | 3d 15h | 57,136 | 694K |
| 4 | Butler County, OH | June 13, 2022 10:15 | June 17, 2022 05:45 | 3d 19h | 50,956 | 961K |
| 5 | Warren County, OH | June 13, 2022 19:15 | June 17, 2022 04:45 | 3d 9h | 32,564 | 525K |
| 6 | Richland County, OH | June 13, 2022 20:45 | June 23, 2022 11:45 | 9d 15h | 28,231 | 1.5M |
| 7 | Franklin County, OH | June 26, 2022 07:00 | July 28, 2022 03:00 | 31d 20h | 23,298 | 443K |
| 8 | Knox County, OH | June 14, 2022 03:15 | June 21, 2022 13:45 | 7d 10h | 21,067 | 1.1M |
| 9 | Clermont County, OH | July 6, 2022 11:15 | July 10, 2022 06:15 | 3d 19h | 21,010 | 697K |
| 10 | Clermont County, OH | November 5, 2022 06:00 | November 6, 2022 07:00 | 1d 1h | 18,327 | 66K |
| 11 | Tuscarawas County, OH | June 14, 2022 04:15 | June 22, 2022 23:00 | 8d 18h | 18,230 | 634K |
| 12 | Fairfield County, OH | June 8, 2022 11:00 | June 10, 2022 11:45 | 2d | 17,713 | 125K |
| 13 | Belmont County, OH | February 3, 2022 17:30 | February 10, 2022 01:00 | 6d 7h | 17,291 | 632K |
| 14 | Clermont County, OH | June 13, 2022 11:45 | June 16, 2022 07:45 | 2d 20h | 16,663 | 185K |
| 15 | Cuyahoga County, OH | March 16, 2022 10:00 | March 17, 2022 04:00 | 18h | 16,400 | 42K |
| 16 | Warren County, OH | December 30, 2022 10:15 | December 30, 2022 15:45 | 5h 30m | 16,234 | 11K |
| 17 | Morrow County, OH | June 14, 2022 03:15 | June 21, 2022 05:30 | 7d 2h | 16,030 | 591K |
| 18 | Clark County, OH | May 20, 2022 09:45 | May 21, 2022 05:30 | 19h 45m | 16,019 | 20K |
| 19 | Fairfield County, OH | July 4, 2022 11:15 | July 4, 2022 15:15 | 4h | 15,690 | 33K |
| 20 | Lucas County, OH | October 24, 2022 03:00 | October 24, 2022 08:00 | 5h | 15,250 | 8,080 |
| 21 | Ashland County, OH | June 14, 2022 03:30 | June 23, 2022 04:30 | 9d 1h | 15,238 | 587K |
| 22 | Lucas County, OH | August 3, 2022 11:15 | August 5, 2022 06:45 | 1d 19h | 14,589 | 16K |
| 23 | Delaware County, OH | June 13, 2022 12:00 | June 18, 2022 05:45 | 4d 17h | 14,334 | 100K |
| 24 | Licking County, OH | June 14, 2022 03:45 | June 21, 2022 12:15 | 7d 8h | 14,247 | 255K |
| 25 | Hocking County, OH | February 3, 2022 10:00 | February 11, 2022 00:00 | 7d 14h | 13,677 | 864K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 93% of Ohio's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.