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Power outage history
Oklahoma
8.2hours
without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 9th of 51.
Electricity customers 2,055,629 Across 77 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2020 28 hours without power, average customer
County by county
Where Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma's largest outages
Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.
| Began | Storm | Peak out | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2020 | Ice storm | 379,391 | 18.5% |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 359,659 | 17.5% |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Thunderstorms | 129,489 | 6.3% |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Winter storm | 124,543 | 6.1% |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 120,128 | 5.8% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Ice storm | 111,121 | 5.4% |
| Aug 26, 2019 | Thunderstorms | 104,863 | 5.1% |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Windstorm | 93,114 | 4.5% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Tornadoes | 87,200 | 4.2% |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Thunderstorms | 78,483 | 3.8% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | Tornadoes | 76,675 | 3.7% |
| May 24, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 65,368 | 3.2% |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Thunderstorms | 57,973 | 2.8% |
| May 26, 2019 | Tornadoes | 51,849 | 2.5% |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 51,191 | 2.5% |
| May 18, 2017 | Thunderstorms | 47,845 | 2.3% |
| May 7, 2024 | Tornadoes | 46,619 | 2.3% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Tornadoes | 45,002 | 2.2% |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Thunderstorms | 44,114 | 2.1% |
| Mar 25, 2015 | Thunderstorms | 42,732 | 2.1% |
Every county
All 77 counties
| County | Hours / yr | Major outages since 2018 | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 25 | 51 | 13,540 |
| Ellis | 23 | 81 | 2,488 |
| Dewey | 20 | 101 | 2,623 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 3 | 350,091 |
| Roger Mills | 16 | 75 | 1,929 |
| Kiowa | 15 | 76 | 4,175 |
| Washita | 15 | 84 | 5,262 |
| Logan | 15 | 17 | 22,067 |
| Jefferson | 14 | 77 | 2,420 |
| Cimarron | 12 | 89 | 955 |
| Kingfisher | 12 | 22 | 6,608 |
| Blaine | 12 | 32 | 4,266 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 11 | 16,933 |
| Latimer | 11 | 31 | 5,639 |
| Tillman | 10 | 65 | 3,295 |
| Pottawatomie | 9.9 | 9 | 40,444 |
| Grady | 9.4 | 39 | 24,938 |
| Harper | 9.3 | 46 | 2,061 |
| Marshall | 9.0 | 38 | 8,746 |
| McCurtain | 8.8 | 22 | 21,045 |
| Pushmataha | 8.7 | 45 | 6,938 |
| Nowata | 8.7 | 57 | 2,678 |
| Custer | 8.7 | 41 | 15,341 |
| Johnston | 8.7 | 38 | 7,045 |
| Beaver | 8.4 | 62 | 4,214 |
| Canadian | 8.4 | 7 | 84,800 |
| Love | 8.4 | 32 | 5,901 |
| Tulsa | 8.4 | 3 | 307,617 |
| Noble | 8.2 | 22 | 5,689 |
| Delaware | 8.1 | 24 | 23,694 |
| Seminole | 8.1 | 26 | 13,650 |
| Murray | 7.8 | 39 | 10,124 |
| Le Flore | 7.8 | 19 | 29,891 |
| Pittsburg | 7.7 | 19 | 26,412 |
| Bryan | 7.7 | 18 | 29,723 |
| Mayes | 7.6 | 18 | 16,598 |
| Grant | 7.4 | 62 | 2,353 |
| Hughes | 7.1 | 39 | 7,178 |
| Craig | 7.0 | 50 | 4,771 |
| Creek | 6.9 | 6 | 42,957 |
| Washington | 6.6 | 27 | 16,408 |
| Wagoner | 6.6 | 8 | 29,778 |
| Cotton | 6.5 | 46 | 2,361 |
| Atoka | 6.5 | 17 | 7,913 |
| Muskogee | 6.2 | 13 | 27,528 |
| Osage | 6.2 | 9 | 21,643 |
| Pawnee | 6.1 | 11 | 7,517 |
| Garvin | 5.7 | 17 | 21,000 |
| Choctaw | 5.5 | 25 | 9,444 |
| Carter | 5.5 | 5 | 29,805 |
| Okfuskee | 5.3 | 22 | 5,763 |
| Pontotoc | 5.2 | 14 | 28,570 |
| Major | 5.1 | 45 | 3,939 |
| Beckham | 4.8 | 28 | 12,818 |
| Woodward | 4.8 | 21 | 14,432 |
| Rogers | 4.8 | 4 | 49,307 |
| Coal | 4.6 | 34 | 3,441 |
| McIntosh | 4.5 | 20 | 11,478 |
| Garfield | 4.5 | 4 | 36,837 |
| Cleveland | 4.4 | 6 | 151,488 |
| Comanche | 4.4 | 17 | 57,333 |
| Adair | 4.2 | 16 | 9,946 |
| Alfalfa | 4.2 | 20 | 3,414 |
| McClain | 3.8 | 21 | 22,625 |
| Ottawa | 3.4 | 6 | 19,735 |
| Sequoyah | 3.1 | 12 | 33,532 |
| Payne | 2.9 | 6 | 62,306 |
| Stephens | 2.9 | 12 | 25,647 |
| Okmulgee | 2.8 | 15 | 20,998 |
| Cherokee | 2.8 | 2 | 27,388 |
| Woods | 2.8 | 11 | 5,498 |
| Harmon | 2.7 | 10 | 1,471 |
| Haskell | 2.0 | 13 | 7,700 |
| Jackson | 1.2 | 3 | 18,518 |
| Texas | 1.2 | 3 | 19,876 |
| Kay | 0.7 | 0 | 37,106 |
| Greer | – | 0 | 3,967 |
Who keeps the lights on
Utilities in Oklahoma
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | 237 | 145 | 12.5 | 716k |
| Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Investor Owned | 200 | 98 | 14.2 | 506k |
| Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 70 | 56 | 12.9 | 60k |
| City of Edmond | Municipal | 116 | 82 | 10.7 | 40k |
| Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co | Cooperative | – | – | 13.8 | 38k |
| Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 578 | 338 | 12.4 | 36k |
| East Central Oklahoma Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 419 | 321 | 13.6 | 34k |
| Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 317 | 108 | 13.0 | 25k |
| Canadian Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 287 | 226 | 13.3 | 25k |
| CKenergy Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 498 | 498 | 13.8 | 23k |
| Choctaw Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 806 | – | 13.7 | 22k |
| Kiamichi Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 2,322 | 588 | 13.9 | 21k |
| Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc | Cooperative | 275 | 138 | 12.9 | 20k |
| Cotton Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 549 | 238 | 12.7 | 20k |
| Stillwater Utilities Authority | Municipal | 1,024 | 22 | 13.8 | 20k |
| Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 488 | 259 | 15.7 | 18k |
| Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn | Cooperative | – | – | 12.0 | 16k |
| Southeastern Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 398 | 268 | 12.3 | 16k |
| Cimarron Electric Coop | Cooperative | 70 | 43 | 12.5 | 16k |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) | Cooperative | 152 | 105 | 15.9 | 15k |
| Indian Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 102 | 44 | 13.4 | 15k |
| People's Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 245 | 212 | 15.6 | 15k |
| City of Ponca City | Municipal | 144 | 116 | 12.5 | 14k |
| City of Claremore | Municipal | 173 | 172 | 13.7 | 12k |
| Ozarks Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 1,043 | 132 | 14.9 | 12k |
| Northwestern Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 16.8 | 9.6k |
| Rural Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 698 | 212 | 11.9 | 9.2k |
| City of Altus | Municipal | – | – | 13.1 | 8.3k |
| Kay Electric Coop | Cooperative | – | – | 14.8 | 4.4k |
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | Cooperative | 198 | 118 | 13.8 | 4.3k |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor Owned | 200 | 102 | 14.9 | 4.0k |
| Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 799 | 129 | 10.8 | 2.6k |