2022 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 3.7 hours, the 27th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.7
vs prior year
▼ 11%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
22.5M
Peak customers out
109,330
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
98%
of PA customers
Counties reporting
67
Pennsylvania year over year
Month by month, 2022
Customer-hours without power across Pennsylvania; December was the worst.
All 67 Pennsylvania 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 | Susquehanna County | 41.0 | 739K | 18,031 | 12,299 | 505 |
| 2 | Wyoming County | 38.1 | 473K | 12,422 | 8,458 | 406 |
| 3 | Sullivan County | 36.9 | 121K | 3,290 | 2,866 | 198 |
| 4 | Forest County | 33.1 | 114K | 3,447 | 2,398 | 325 |
| 5 | Washington County | 13.6 | 1.5M | 113,196 | 20,856 | 643 |
| 6 | Wayne County | 13.2 | 339K | 25,764 | 3,839 | 781 |
| 7 | Greene County | 11.5 | 213K | 18,544 | 4,185 | 392 |
| 8 | Bradford County | 11.1 | 350K | 31,486 | 5,133 | 518 |
| 9 | Venango County | 10.5 | 274K | 26,075 | 4,223 | 630 |
| 10 | Clarion County | 9.2 | 158K | 17,178 | 3,534 | 572 |
| 11 | Indiana County | 9.1 | 330K | 36,452 | 8,305 | 784 |
| 12 | Elk County | 9.1 | 154K | 16,981 | 6,514 | 263 |
| 13 | Perry County | 8.5 | 179K | 21,128 | 3,317 | 588 |
| 14 | Warren County | 8.3 | 186K | 22,413 | 6,162 | 449 |
| 15 | Columbia County | 8.2 | 288K | 35,125 | 11,378 | 708 |
| 16 | Cambria County | 8.0 | 530K | 66,666 | 8,228 | 711 |
| 17 | Pike County | 7.9 | 153K | 19,414 | 8,488 | 707 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 7.6 | 153K | 20,070 | 3,276 | 469 |
| 19 | Mercer County | 7.6 | 366K | 48,402 | 15,053 | 687 |
| 20 | Cameron County | 7.2 | 18K | 2,519 | 649 | 110 |
| 21 | Clearfield County | 7.0 | 271K | 38,762 | 13,114 | 619 |
| 22 | Adams County | 6.7 | 227K | 34,102 | 6,864 | 699 |
| 23 | McKean County | 6.3 | 152K | 23,946 | 2,982 | 472 |
| 24 | Tioga County | 6.1 | 137K | 22,387 | 4,377 | 400 |
| 25 | Crawford County | 6.1 | 237K | 38,952 | 4,064 | 701 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 5.9 | 159K | 26,999 | 1,960 | 382 |
| 27 | Monroe County | 5.9 | 506K | 85,900 | 7,439 | 829 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 5.9 | 388K | 66,012 | 8,984 | 719 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 5.6 | 112K | 20,055 | 3,938 | 487 |
| 30 | Westmoreland County | 5.6 | 1.0M | 188,408 | 25,698 | 731 |
| 31 | Juniata County | 5.5 | 62K | 11,162 | 1,995 | 330 |
| 32 | Bucks County | 5.3 | 808K | 152,767 | 12,117 | 471 |
| 33 | Armstrong County | 5.3 | 166K | 31,334 | 2,377 | 555 |
| 34 | Lycoming County | 5.1 | 321K | 62,884 | 6,886 | 779 |
| 35 | Montour County | 4.8 | 58K | 12,181 | 7,282 | 275 |
| 36 | Potter County | 4.6 | 43K | 9,352 | 1,175 | 187 |
| 37 | Butler County | 4.4 | 403K | 91,173 | 11,336 | 805 |
| 38 | Berks County | 4.4 | 962K | 219,087 | 8,577 | 560 |
| 39 | Carbon County | 3.8 | 123K | 32,206 | 5,437 | 686 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 3.8 | 849K | 224,080 | 12,253 | 305 |
| 41 | Lebanon County | 3.6 | 248K | 69,525 | 4,567 | 666 |
| 42 | Somerset County | 3.5 | 120K | 34,025 | 3,335 | 581 |
| 43 | York County | 3.5 | 684K | 195,191 | 11,992 | 664 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 3.3 | 24K | 7,267 | 717 | 159 |
| 45 | Erie County | 3.3 | 538K | 164,700 | 31,009 | 763 |
| 46 | Schuylkill County | 3.3 | 243K | 74,362 | 21,859 | 806 |
| 47 | Huntingdon County | 3.1 | 65K | 20,889 | 2,242 | 366 |
| 48 | Northumberland County | 3.1 | 144K | 46,261 | 3,737 | 706 |
| 49 | Northampton County | 3.0 | 489K | 161,848 | 12,557 | 758 |
| 50 | Blair County | 2.9 | 200K | 69,598 | 4,705 | 590 |
| 51 | Lancaster County | 2.8 | 441K | 156,892 | 10,202 | 990 |
| 52 | Chester County | 2.7 | 733K | 267,257 | 17,868 | 493 |
| 53 | Mifflin County | 2.6 | 68K | 26,457 | 4,376 | 528 |
| 54 | Cumberland County | 2.5 | 362K | 142,576 | 5,673 | 1,033 |
| 55 | Luzerne County | 2.5 | 406K | 164,504 | 6,155 | 921 |
| 56 | Lackawanna County | 2.4 | 285K | 119,979 | 8,504 | 1,023 |
| 57 | Lawrence County | 2.4 | 85K | 36,062 | 2,710 | 578 |
| 58 | Lehigh County | 2.3 | 496K | 212,008 | 28,690 | 1,112 |
| 59 | Snyder County | 2.3 | 50K | 21,359 | 2,335 | 385 |
| 60 | Centre County | 2.1 | 201K | 96,428 | 3,254 | 668 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 2.0 | 151K | 76,806 | 3,804 | 698 |
| 62 | Union County | 1.8 | 51K | 28,701 | 3,877 | 249 |
| 63 | Allegheny County | 1.6 | 1.1M | 667,166 | 17,017 | 716 |
| 64 | Delaware County | 1.6 | 439K | 277,130 | 7,809 | 565 |
| 65 | Beaver County | 1.5 | 118K | 77,618 | 5,210 | 479 |
| 66 | Dauphin County | 1.3 | 234K | 176,757 | 10,766 | 912 |
| 67 | Philadelphia County | 1.1 | 875K | 802,812 | 7,701 | 25 |
Biggest Pennsylvania 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 | Erie County, PA | May 7, 2022 19:00 | May 8, 2022 05:15 | 10h 15m | 31,009 | 75K |
| 2 | Lehigh County, PA | November 7, 2022 09:45 | November 8, 2022 00:15 | 14h 30m | 28,690 | 34K |
| 3 | Westmoreland County, PA | May 3, 2022 18:00 | May 6, 2022 01:00 | 2d 7h | 25,698 | 269K |
| 4 | Schuylkill County, PA | July 21, 2022 21:00 | July 22, 2022 01:45 | 4h 45m | 21,859 | 8,367 |
| 5 | Washington County, PA | February 3, 2022 22:30 | February 9, 2022 06:30 | 5d 8h | 20,856 | 715K |
| 6 | Westmoreland County, PA | June 22, 2022 18:30 | June 26, 2022 03:30 | 3d 9h | 20,257 | 176K |
| 7 | Washington County, PA | July 23, 2022 18:00 | July 27, 2022 03:00 | 3d 9h | 18,446 | 224K |
| 8 | Chester County, PA | February 17, 2022 11:45 | February 21, 2022 10:30 | 3d 22h | 17,868 | 80K |
| 9 | Allegheny County, PA | December 23, 2022 10:30 | December 26, 2022 02:45 | 2d 16h | 17,017 | 123K |
| 10 | Allegheny County, PA | July 23, 2022 14:00 | July 26, 2022 03:30 | 2d 13h | 15,211 | 121K |
| 11 | Mercer County, PA | May 22, 2022 00:00 | May 25, 2022 06:30 | 3d 6h | 15,053 | 227K |
| 12 | Allegheny County, PA | March 6, 2022 10:00 | March 9, 2022 05:00 | 2d 19h | 14,674 | 88K |
| 13 | Allegheny County, PA | June 15, 2022 20:00 | June 17, 2022 04:15 | 1d 8h | 13,894 | 13K |
| 14 | Clearfield County, PA | April 7, 2022 15:00 | April 7, 2022 18:30 | 3h 30m | 13,114 | 13K |
| 15 | Northampton County, PA | December 22, 2022 23:45 | December 28, 2022 02:00 | 5d 2h | 12,557 | 107K |
| 16 | Chester County, PA | December 22, 2022 11:15 | December 28, 2022 12:15 | 6d 1h | 12,455 | 123K |
| 17 | Susquehanna County, PA | April 19, 2022 01:00 | April 23, 2022 04:00 | 4d 3h | 12,299 | 486K |
| 18 | Montgomery County, PA | December 22, 2022 23:15 | December 29, 2022 07:45 | 6d 8h | 12,253 | 161K |
| 19 | Bucks County, PA | September 8, 2022 09:45 | September 10, 2022 06:45 | 1d 21h | 12,117 | 7,238 |
| 20 | Montgomery County, PA | May 19, 2022 22:30 | May 24, 2022 09:45 | 4d 11h | 12,069 | 50K |
| 21 | York County, PA | September 17, 2022 12:45 | September 17, 2022 16:15 | 3h 30m | 11,992 | 4,906 |
| 22 | Allegheny County, PA | June 22, 2022 11:00 | June 25, 2022 21:00 | 3d 10h | 11,412 | 118K |
| 23 | Erie County, PA | April 18, 2022 10:00 | April 19, 2022 06:30 | 20h 30m | 11,403 | 8,546 |
| 24 | Columbia County, PA | July 12, 2022 00:15 | July 12, 2022 01:15 | 1h | 11,378 | 7,966 |
| 25 | Butler County, PA | June 8, 2022 19:00 | June 9, 2022 01:30 | 6h 30m | 11,336 | 37K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 98% of Pennsylvania'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.