2023 Oregon Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Oregon customer went without power for about 3.0 hours, the 32nd worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.0
vs prior year
▼ 56%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
6.3M
Peak customers out
24,129
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of OR customers
Counties reporting
35
Oregon year over year
All 35 Oregon counties, 2023
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 | Wallowa County | 14.3 | 58K | 4,079 | 4,079 | 225 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 10.7 | 337K | 31,577 | 14,843 | 6 |
| 3 | Clatsop County | 8.2 | 191K | 23,302 | 11,809 | 540 |
| 4 | Josephine County | 7.9 | 388K | 48,987 | 15,594 | 710 |
| 5 | Tillamook County | 6.6 | 140K | 21,190 | 8,258 | 235 |
| 6 | Sherman County | 6.5 | 9,087 | 1,404 | 1,006 | 63 |
| 7 | Baker County | 6.4 | 65K | 10,098 | 8,864 | 237 |
| 8 | Douglas County | 4.7 | 309K | 66,051 | 3,522 | 516 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 4.4 | 71K | 16,006 | 2,423 | 345 |
| 10 | Yamhill County | 4.4 | 210K | 47,922 | 6,389 | 588 |
| 11 | Klamath County | 4.2 | 168K | 39,614 | 21,109 | 753 |
| 12 | Polk County | 4.2 | 133K | 31,803 | 5,431 | 528 |
| 13 | Crook County | 4.0 | 36K | 9,093 | 1,019 | 326 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 3.9 | 488K | 125,318 | 13,231 | 826 |
| 15 | Curry County | 3.9 | 64K | 16,670 | 5,760 | 317 |
| 16 | Coos County | 3.5 | 144K | 40,670 | 7,999 | 367 |
| 17 | Marion County | 3.3 | 338K | 102,062 | 4,020 | 654 |
| 18 | Linn County | 3.2 | 227K | 70,430 | 7,720 | 822 |
| 19 | Clackamas County | 2.9 | 526K | 183,590 | 10,254 | 657 |
| 20 | Umatilla County | 2.8 | 119K | 43,275 | 5,907 | 682 |
| 21 | Lane County | 2.6 | 458K | 174,263 | 6,343 | 56 |
| 22 | Grant County | 2.6 | 12K | 4,648 | 2,243 | 122 |
| 23 | Multnomah County | 2.5 | 991K | 388,772 | 11,190 | 566 |
| 24 | Benton County | 2.5 | 123K | 48,456 | 4,435 | 667 |
| 25 | Union County | 2.4 | 37K | 15,625 | 5,084 | 306 |
| 26 | Gilliam County | 2.3 | 3,740 | 1,640 | 536 | 30 |
| 27 | Malheur County | 1.9 | 35K | 18,164 | 3,282 | 132 |
| 28 | Harney County | 1.6 | 8,721 | 5,605 | 1,005 | 101 |
| 29 | Washington County | 1.4 | 374K | 268,603 | 5,960 | 507 |
| 30 | Deschutes County | 1.3 | 180K | 141,071 | 18,382 | 669 |
| 31 | Hood River County | 1.2 | 8,414 | 7,230 | 2,124 | 133 |
| 32 | Morrow County | 1.0 | 11K | 10,888 | 1,764 | 272 |
| 33 | Lake County | 0.8 | 3,913 | 4,992 | 716 | 98 |
| 34 | Wasco County | 0.2 | 3,005 | 13,368 | 80 | 37 |
| 35 | Columbia County | 0.0 | 458 | 28,312 | 55 | 21 |
Biggest Oregon outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klamath County, OR | October 30, 2023 13:45 | October 30, 2023 22:30 | 8h 45m | 21,109 | 26K |
| 2 | Deschutes County, OR | October 12, 2023 13:15 | October 12, 2023 22:15 | 9h | 18,382 | 29K |
| 3 | Josephine County, OR | June 7, 2023 15:15 | June 7, 2023 21:45 | 6h 30m | 15,594 | 8,312 |
| 4 | Lincoln County, OR | January 1, 2023 00:00 | June 11, 2023 12:15 | 161d 12h | 14,843 | 262K |
| 5 | Jackson County, OR | June 19, 2023 01:00 | June 19, 2023 08:45 | 7h 45m | 13,231 | 20K |
| 6 | Josephine County, OR | March 28, 2023 04:45 | March 30, 2023 06:15 | 2d 1h | 12,483 | 49K |
| 7 | Jackson County, OR | August 19, 2023 05:15 | August 21, 2023 01:15 | 1d 20h | 12,025 | 21K |
| 8 | Clatsop County, OR | January 4, 2023 17:15 | January 4, 2023 21:30 | 4h 15m | 11,809 | 3,209 |
| 9 | Clatsop County, OR | March 23, 2023 17:45 | March 23, 2023 23:30 | 5h 45m | 11,744 | 8,671 |
| 10 | Multnomah County, OR | September 15, 2023 22:15 | September 16, 2023 20:30 | 22h 15m | 11,190 | 37K |
| 11 | Jackson County, OR | October 11, 2023 09:15 | October 12, 2023 09:30 | 1d | 11,039 | 16K |
| 12 | Jackson County, OR | March 26, 2023 07:00 | March 28, 2023 02:00 | 1d 19h | 11,038 | 90K |
| 13 | Clatsop County, OR | December 11, 2023 04:15 | December 11, 2023 12:45 | 8h 30m | 10,550 | 3,651 |
| 14 | Clackamas County, OR | December 26, 2023 01:15 | December 28, 2023 01:30 | 2d | 10,254 | 21K |
| 15 | Josephine County, OR | March 26, 2023 20:00 | March 26, 2023 20:30 | 30m | 9,863 | 3,115 |
| 16 | Baker County, OR | November 26, 2023 14:15 | November 26, 2023 18:45 | 4h 30m | 8,864 | 27K |
| 17 | Deschutes County, OR | July 30, 2023 07:30 | July 30, 2023 19:30 | 12h | 8,525 | 19K |
| 18 | Tillamook County, OR | September 25, 2023 13:30 | September 27, 2023 01:00 | 1d 11h | 8,258 | 31K |
| 19 | Tillamook County, OR | December 5, 2023 15:00 | December 7, 2023 02:30 | 1d 11h | 8,243 | 3,114 |
| 20 | Tillamook County, OR | March 23, 2023 17:45 | March 23, 2023 20:00 | 2h 15m | 8,227 | 8,273 |
| 21 | Tillamook County, OR | January 1, 2023 00:00 | January 5, 2023 01:45 | 4d 1h | 8,181 | 2,828 |
| 22 | Multnomah County, OR | July 30, 2023 23:00 | August 4, 2023 01:45 | 4d 2h | 8,144 | 22K |
| 23 | Clackamas County, OR | December 2, 2023 09:45 | December 3, 2023 09:15 | 23h 30m | 8,092 | 30K |
| 24 | Coos County, OR | August 23, 2023 15:45 | September 1, 2023 01:30 | 8d 9h | 7,999 | 23K |
| 25 | Multnomah County, OR | December 29, 2023 01:45 | January 1, 2024 00:00 | 2d 22h | 7,822 | 48K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Oregon's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.