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2024 Pennsylvania Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Pennsylvania customer went without power for about 7.0 hours — the 22nd worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.0
Peak customers out
84,962
Rank (worst state)
22nd
Counties affected
20

Pennsylvania outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Pennsylvania counties in 2024

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

1Allegheny County84,9622Chester County77,0593Delaware County32,1464Northampton County31,4485Lackawanna County30,9556Schuylkill County30,5777Wayne County26,9118Montgomery County25,4619Erie County25,42510Lehigh County24,73411Bucks County22,86612Dauphin County21,43413Luzerne County20,92014York County18,73015Northumberland County18,26816Cumberland County18,01617Pike County17,45318Beaver County16,83319Monroe County14,68920Berks County14,556

Biggest Pennsylvania outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Allegheny CountyJune 17, 202484,962
Chester CountyJune 29, 202477,059
Chester CountyJanuary 6, 202465,902
Allegheny CountyDecember 29, 202455,570
Delaware CountyJanuary 9, 202432,146
Northampton CountySeptember 29, 202431,448
Lackawanna CountyJuly 15, 202430,955
Schuylkill CountyFebruary 13, 202430,577
Northampton CountyJune 26, 202430,405
Lackawanna CountyNovember 22, 202428,732
Pennsylvania 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.