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Power outage history
Ohio
5.5hours
without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 24th of 51.
Electricity customers 5,786,310 Across 88 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2024 8.7 hours without power, average customer
County by county
Where Ohio goes dark
Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.
Fewer hours64+ h / yr
Year by year
Hours in the dark, statewide
The record
Ohio's largest outages
Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.
| Began | Storm | Peak out | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 440,642 | 7.6% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Hurricane Debby | 426,489 | 7.4% |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Thunderstorms | 369,953 | 6.4% |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 364,585 | 6.3% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Hurricane Helene | 330,464 | 5.7% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 287,537 | 5.0% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 283,773 | 4.9% |
| Sep 15, 2020 | No storm report | 269,707 | 4.7% |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 219,606 | 3.8% |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 210,310 | 3.6% |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Windstorm | 190,318 | 3.3% |
| Mar 8, 2017 | Windstorm | 164,965 | 2.9% |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Thunderstorms | 160,846 | 2.8% |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Windstorm | 149,171 | 2.6% |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Ice storm | 145,210 | 2.5% |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Thunderstorms | 135,281 | 2.3% |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Thunderstorms | 131,853 | 2.3% |
| Dec 30, 2019 | Windstorm | 130,506 | 2.3% |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 122,780 | 2.1% |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Winter storm | 121,047 | 2.1% |
Every county
All 88 counties
| County | Hours / yr | Major outages since 2018 | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike | 25 | 71 | 10,100 |
| Hocking | 23 | 45 | 17,905 |
| Harrison | 18 | 38 | 9,190 |
| Vinton | 17 | 37 | 7,721 |
| Morgan | 16 | 58 | 8,383 |
| Lake | 16 | 20 | 80,577 |
| Lawrence | 15 | 9 | 37,176 |
| Meigs | 13 | 45 | 13,485 |
| Geauga | 13 | 13 | 65,221 |
| Adams | 12 | 29 | 16,880 |
| Monroe | 11 | 25 | 8,974 |
| Perry | 9.9 | 27 | 22,023 |
| Jackson | 9.0 | 14 | 21,501 |
| Brown | 8.8 | 25 | 20,209 |
| Carroll | 8.6 | 16 | 19,182 |
| Trumbull | 8.4 | 18 | 76,066 |
| Ashtabula | 8.3 | 18 | 72,318 |
| Columbiana | 8.2 | 10 | 63,181 |
| Cuyahoga | 8.0 | 4 | 602,248 |
| Gallia | 8.0 | 7 | 18,457 |
| Ross | 7.8 | 9 | 52,738 |
| Holmes | 7.8 | 5 | 30,291 |
| Athens | 7.8 | 9 | 44,829 |
| Jefferson | 7.7 | 11 | 44,919 |
| Tuscarawas | 7.7 | 8 | 54,074 |
| Coshocton | 7.3 | 21 | 20,361 |
| Knox | 7.2 | 7 | 41,371 |
| Clinton | 7.0 | 30 | 22,649 |
| Belmont | 6.9 | 14 | 44,590 |
| Allen | 6.9 | 16 | 32,124 |
| Clermont | 6.9 | 13 | 91,802 |
| Van Wert | 6.9 | 47 | 8,328 |
| Ottawa | 6.8 | 50 | 21,110 |
| Noble | 6.7 | 19 | 10,204 |
| Scioto | 6.6 | 9 | 50,476 |
| Franklin | 6.5 | 1 | 362,081 |
| Preble | 6.3 | 22 | 20,004 |
| Morrow | 6.0 | 8 | 24,221 |
| Guernsey | 6.0 | 11 | 27,110 |
| Portage | 5.9 | 9 | 92,468 |
| Delaware | 5.9 | 8 | 64,488 |
| Ashland | 5.8 | 12 | 33,664 |
| Lorain | 5.6 | 6 | 106,179 |
| Highland | 5.6 | 11 | 27,822 |
| Washington | 5.3 | 5 | 42,825 |
| Fairfield | 5.1 | 17 | 86,733 |
| Darke | 5.1 | 26 | 16,124 |
| Paulding | 5.0 | 27 | 7,079 |
| Richland | 4.9 | 2 | 84,801 |
| Muskingum | 4.9 | 3 | 62,329 |
| Fayette | 4.8 | 23 | 14,964 |
| Shelby | 4.7 | 36 | 12,431 |
| Champaign | 4.5 | 27 | 14,989 |
| Pickaway | 4.3 | 18 | 35,905 |
| Putnam | 4.3 | 19 | 8,912 |
| Logan | 4.0 | 16 | 19,532 |
| Summit | 4.0 | 4 | 271,758 |
| Wayne | 4.0 | 5 | 81,074 |
| Defiance | 3.8 | 18 | 13,228 |
| Medina | 3.8 | 19 | 50,150 |
| Montgomery | 3.8 | 2 | 295,834 |
| Hamilton | 3.8 | 5 | 437,530 |
| Greene | 3.6 | 5 | 92,645 |
| Butler | 3.5 | 2 | 127,599 |
| Licking | 3.5 | 2 | 117,187 |
| Mahoning | 3.4 | 4 | 150,783 |
| Warren | 3.4 | 6 | 115,421 |
| Hancock | 3.3 | 7 | 38,464 |
| Erie | 3.3 | 15 | 50,780 |
| Huron | 3.2 | 6 | 37,091 |
| Hardin | 3.2 | 21 | 18,254 |
| Stark | 3.1 | 2 | 251,263 |
| Fulton | 3.0 | 19 | 18,783 |
| Madison | 3.0 | 13 | 26,880 |
| Mercer | 2.9 | 24 | 18,878 |
| Miami | 2.8 | 10 | 43,362 |
| Henry | 2.7 | 19 | 12,422 |
| Crawford | 2.6 | 5 | 28,875 |
| Wyandot | 2.5 | 7 | 14,215 |
| Lucas | 2.4 | 1 | 215,018 |
| Clark | 2.3 | 4 | 83,871 |
| Sandusky | 2.3 | 5 | 35,768 |
| Marion | 2.1 | 5 | 40,643 |
| Union | 1.8 | 8 | 30,359 |
| Williams | 1.6 | 3 | 16,123 |
| Seneca | 1.4 | 2 | 35,754 |
| Wood | 1.4 | 1 | 71,069 |
| Auglaize | 1.4 | 0 | 19,905 |
Who keeps the lights on
Utilities in Ohio
Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.
| Utility | Type | Outage min / yr | Excl. major storms | ¢/kWh | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | Investor Owned | 221 | 145 | 19.0 | 1.3M |
| Ohio Edison Co | Investor Owned | 244 | 131 | 16.0 | 961k |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | Investor Owned | 178 | 108 | 16.8 | 700k |
| Cleveland Electric Illum Co | Investor Owned | 196 | 136 | 16.2 | 678k |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | Investor Owned | 168 | 97 | 16.1 | 469k |
| The Toledo Edison Co | Investor Owned | 110 | 92 | 16.5 | 280k |
| South Central Power Company | Cooperative | 298 | 198 | 15.4 | 118k |
| City of Cleveland | Municipal | 225 | 191 | 16.4 | 65k |
| City of Hamilton | Municipal | 121 | 61 | 15.5 | 27k |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc | Cooperative | 244 | 112 | 17.0 | 26k |
| City of Cuyahoga Falls | Municipal | 56 | 45 | 12.7 | 24k |
| Consolidated Cooperative | Cooperative | 162 | 109 | 17.0 | 17k |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 129 | 129 | 16.4 | 16k |
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 995 | 995 | 20.5 | 16k |
| City of Westerville | Municipal | 25 | 25 | 14.5 | 16k |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 695 | 282 | 18.3 | 15k |
| City of Columbus | Municipal | 141 | 141 | 13.0 | 15k |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | Cooperative | 215 | 173 | 17.5 | 15k |
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 326 | 275 | 17.2 | 15k |
| City of Bowling Green | Municipal | 137 | 7 | 15.3 | 13k |
| Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 184 | 62 | 16.8 | 12k |
| City of Wadsworth | Municipal | 44 | 44 | 12.2 | 12k |
| City of Niles | Municipal | – | – | 12.4 | 12k |
| Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 172 | 103 | 18.4 | 12k |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 62 | 43 | 17.3 | 11k |
| City of Painesville | Municipal | 154 | 70 | 13.2 | 11k |
| Midwest Electric, Inc | Cooperative | 255 | 91 | 15.8 | 11k |
| City of Piqua | Municipal | 18 | 18 | 13.2 | 9.8k |
| Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 17.8 | 9.2k |
| City of Lebanon | Municipal | – | – | 12.1 | 8.9k |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 165 | 162 | 17.8 | 8.4k |
| City of Celina | Municipal | – | – | 10.0 | 7.7k |
| City of Orrville | Municipal | 149 | 46 | 11.0 | 6.3k |
| City of Dover | Municipal | 114 | 32 | 15.0 | 5.9k |
| Clyde Light & Power | Municipal | – | – | 13.0 | 2.8k |