2023 Oklahoma Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Oklahoma customer went without power for about 14.1 hours — the 4th worst of any US state that year, 2.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
14.1
Peak customers out
171,636
Rank (worst state)
4th
Counties affected
20
Oklahoma outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Oklahoma counties in 2023
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Tulsa County171,6362Oklahoma County34,5083Comanche County27,1724Rogers County19,7635Creek County19,6116Pottawatomie County18,5717Cleveland County17,4338Wagoner County14,8649Delaware County14,47110McClain County11,71211Canadian County11,29112Carter County9,68713Le Flore County9,60614Muskogee County9,23515Mayes County8,90916Payne County8,34717Pittsburg County8,32518Grady County7,64319McCurtain County7,39620Pontotoc County6,733
Biggest Oklahoma outages of 2023
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa County | June 18, 2023 | 171,636 |
| Oklahoma County | June 17, 2023 | 34,508 |
| Comanche County | September 20, 2023 | 27,172 |
| Rogers County | June 18, 2023 | 19,763 |
| Creek County | June 18, 2023 | 19,611 |
| Comanche County | June 15, 2023 | 19,325 |
| Pottawatomie County | April 20, 2023 | 18,571 |
| Cleveland County | February 26, 2023 | 17,433 |
| Oklahoma County | July 7, 2023 | 17,135 |
| Tulsa County | March 31, 2023 | 15,378 |
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.