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2022 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 3.7 hours — the 27th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.7
Peak customers out
31,009
Rank (worst state)
27th
Counties affected
20

Pennsylvania outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

3.2h20152.5h20163.2h20178.3h20184.7h20196.5h20204.1h20213.7h20224.9h20237.0h20249.8h2025

Hardest-hit Pennsylvania counties in 2022

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

1Erie County31,0092Lehigh County28,6903Westmoreland County25,6984Schuylkill County21,8595Washington County20,8566Chester County17,8687Allegheny County17,0178Mercer County15,0539Clearfield County13,11410Northampton County12,55711Susquehanna County12,29912Montgomery County12,25313Bucks County12,11714York County11,99215Columbia County11,37816Butler County11,33617Dauphin County10,76618Lancaster County10,20219Fayette County8,98420Berks County8,577

Biggest Pennsylvania outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Erie CountyMay 7, 202231,009
Lehigh CountyNovember 7, 202228,690
Westmoreland CountyMay 3, 202225,698
Schuylkill CountyJuly 21, 202221,859
Washington CountyFebruary 3, 202220,856
Westmoreland CountyJune 22, 202220,257
Washington CountyJuly 23, 202218,446
Chester CountyFebruary 17, 202217,868
Allegheny CountyDecember 23, 202217,017
Allegheny CountyJuly 23, 202215,211
Pennsylvania 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.