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2023 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 6.8 hours — the 18th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.8
Peak customers out
70,828
Rank (worst state)
18th
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2023

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

1Cuyahoga County70,8282Trumbull County46,7513Stark County41,6334Lake County38,8865Mahoning County37,3636Portage County31,1167Lucas County31,0718Summit County30,1719Geauga County24,78210Ottawa County23,96711Franklin County23,83912Knox County22,26913Lorain County20,98914Hamilton County20,26815Ashtabula County19,25816Montgomery County17,31517Columbiana County15,91318Miami County15,21619Licking County13,52020Tuscarawas County13,330

Biggest Ohio outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cuyahoga CountyJune 30, 202370,828
Trumbull CountyMarch 25, 202346,751
Stark CountyApril 1, 202341,633
Stark CountyMarch 25, 202340,461
Lake CountyAugust 25, 202338,886
Mahoning CountyApril 1, 202337,363
Cuyahoga CountyMarch 25, 202332,431
Portage CountyAugust 25, 202331,116
Lucas CountyJuly 25, 202331,071
Summit CountyAugust 23, 202330,171
Ohio by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.