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2024 Ohio Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Ohio customer went without power for about 9.0 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, 1.8× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.0
Peak customers out
223,470
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
20

Ohio outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Ohio counties in 2024

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

1Cuyahoga County223,4702Hamilton County70,2723Lake County65,2834Montgomery County62,4125Lorain County53,0566Geauga County27,2877Lucas County22,9508Warren County20,9939Clermont County19,48410Greene County19,02511Franklin County17,28712Ross County17,21513Lawrence County16,89614Summit County16,71715Ashtabula County14,84616Scioto County14,62417Trumbull County12,51218Erie County11,50519Medina County11,42820Delaware County11,308

Biggest Ohio outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cuyahoga CountyAugust 4, 2024223,470
Hamilton CountySeptember 27, 202470,272
Lake CountyAugust 6, 202465,283
Montgomery CountySeptember 27, 202462,412
Lorain CountyAugust 6, 202453,056
Montgomery CountyJuly 14, 202428,006
Geauga CountyAugust 6, 202427,287
Lucas CountyDecember 11, 202422,950
Warren CountySeptember 27, 202420,993
Clermont CountySeptember 27, 202419,484
Ohio by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.