Power Out Map
– 0 customers out in Oregon

Power outage history

Oregon

7.8hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 14th of 51.

Largest outage on record Winter storm, February 13, 2021 340,479 customers out · 16% of the state
Electricity customers 2,065,518 Across 36 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2021 20 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Oregon goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Marion21 h
  2. 2Clackamas18 h
  3. 3Lincoln15 h
  4. 4Tillamook15 h
  5. 5Clatsop13 h
  6. 6Wallowa13 h
  7. 7Polk9.9 h
  8. 8Multnomah8.3 h
  9. 9Douglas7.9 h
  10. 10Yamhill7.8 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Harney1.1 h
  2. 2Deschutes1.9 h
  3. 3Morrow2.4 h
  4. 4Malheur2.5 h
  5. 5Hood River3.4 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 5 10 15 20 25 ’15 ’16 ’17 1.9 ’18 3.7 ’19 8.7 ’20 20 ’21 6.9 ’22 3.0 ’23 12 ’24 5.9 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Oregon's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Feb 12, 2021 Winter storm 340,479 16.5%
Jan 13, 2024 Winter storm 236,562 11.5%
Dec 17, 2025 No storm report 217,721 10.5%
Sep 7, 2020 Wildfire 182,430 8.8%
Dec 27, 2022 Windstorm 168,640 8.2%
Apr 7, 2017 Windstorm 164,414 8.0%
Jan 13, 2021 Flooding 133,125 6.5%
Feb 24, 2025 Windstorm 127,312 6.2%
Apr 11, 2022 Winter storm 88,739 4.3%
Mar 15, 2015 Thunderstorms 66,610 3.2%
Dec 26, 2024 Windstorm 62,620 3.0%
Sep 9, 2022 Wildfire 56,430 2.7%

Every county

All 36 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Marion 21 6 102,062
Clackamas 18 10 183,590
Lincoln 15 30 31,577
Tillamook 15 28 21,190
Clatsop 13 54 23,302
Wallowa 13 57 4,079
Polk 9.9 11 31,803
Multnomah 8.3 5 388,772
Douglas 7.9 12 66,051
Yamhill 7.8 9 47,922
Josephine 7.6 21 48,987
Sherman 6.9 28 1,404
Linn 6.8 11 70,430
Crook 6.6 35 9,093
Lane 5.6 1 174,263
Jackson 5.4 11 125,318
Coos 5.4 19 40,670
Jefferson 5.2 33 16,006
Curry 5.1 10 16,670
Baker 4.8 28 10,098
Klamath 4.7 8 39,614
Grant 4.7 28 4,648
Lake 4.3 21 4,992
Benton 4.1 10 48,456
Washington 4.0 3 268,603

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Oregon

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Portland General Electric Co Investor Owned 273 103 18.8 840k
PacifiCorp Investor Owned 385 104 15.2 553k
City of Eugene Municipal 49 49 14.2 90k
Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt Political Subdivision 516 – 11.4 36k
Central Electric Coop Inc Cooperative – – 10.5 35k
City of Springfield Municipal 40 11 8.4 30k
Oregon Trail El Cons Coop, Inc Cooperative 157 88 11.0 26k
Tillamook Peoples Utility Dist Political Subdivision – – 12.7 20k
Emerald People's Utility Dist Political Subdivision – – 11.5 20k
Consumers Power, Inc Cooperative 739 156 13.9 19k
Midstate Electric Coop, Inc Cooperative 212 212 11.8 19k
Salem Electric Cooperative 6 6 10.9 18k
City of McMinnville Municipal 32 32 7.8 18k
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist Political Subdivision 170 37 9.8 16k
Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc Cooperative 188 77 14.0 16k