Ohio major outage reports
Ohio is named in 67 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Ohio ranks 13th of 51 by count and 41st per resident. Ohio runs below the U.S. average, at 5.7 per million people. Ohio peaked in 2020 with 13; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 45% of Ohio's reports. The largest customer count in a Ohio-only report is 249,322, dated 2 Mar 2018. Treat 67 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Ohio outage.
Ohio reports by year
Ohio filed 15 in 2014 to 2018 and 52 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 247%, with 19% of the Ohio total landing in 2020.
Ohio reports a year
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What Ohio reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 30 | 45% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 23 | 34% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 14 | 21% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 22 | 33% |
| System Operations | 15 | 22% |
| Transmission Interruption | 8 | 12% |
| Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 7 | 10% |
| Vandalism | 6 | 9% |
| Suspicious Activity | 6 | 9% |
22 of the 67 Ohio reports also name another state, while 45 name Ohio alone.
Largest Ohio reports by customers affected
23 of 45 reports naming only Ohio list customers, and 18 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Ohio-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2018 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 249,322 | 3.6 days | — |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 170,190 | 10.3 h | — |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 157,274 | 2.4 h | — |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Ohio | Severe Weather/Transmisison Interruption | 136,827 | 2.1 h | — |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 123,361 | 7.4 h | — |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 96,809 | 15.1 h | — |
| 1 May 2017 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 92,390 | 0.3 h | — |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 92,109 | 2.6 h | — |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 89,216 | 3.6 h | — |
| 1 Mar 2018 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 86,501 | 12.3 h | — |
Longest Ohio reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2018 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 249,322 | 3.6 days | — |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Ohio | Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 51,000 | 31.6 h | — |
| 28 Apr 2019 | Ohio | Transmission Interruption | — | 15.4 h | — |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 96,809 | 15.1 h | — |
| 1 Mar 2018 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 86,501 | 12.3 h | — |
Latest Ohio reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2023 | Ohio: Gallia County | Vandalism | — | 1.7 h | 2,000 |
| 6 Jan 2023 | Ohio: Sandusky County | Suspicious Activity | — | 2.0 h | — |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Ohio: Franklin County | System Operations | — | 3.6 h | — |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Ohio | System Operations | 62,464 | 5.5 h | — |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Ohio | System Operations | — | — | 373 |
| 27 May 2022 | Ohio: Cuyahoga County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.7 h | — |
| 27 Apr 2022 | Ohio: Muskingum County | Suspicious Activity | — | — | — |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Ohio | Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 51,000 | — | — |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Ohio | Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 51,000 | 31.6 h | — |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Ohio: Summit County | System Operations | 1 | 0.9 h | 42 |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Ohio: Cuyahoga County | System Operations | — | 4.0 h | 210 |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Ohio | Severe Weather | 92,109 | 2.6 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 67 Ohio reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Ohio reports are in the DOE files?
Ohio appears in 67 reports, 13th among states and DC, and 22 of them also name a second state.
Which Ohio report lists the most customers?
In Ohio-only reports the top customer count is 249,322, a Severe Weather report that began 2 Mar 2018 (Ohio).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Ohio?
The top DOE type in Ohio is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 45% of Ohio's reports.
Are outage reports in Ohio going up?
Ohio filed 15 in 2014 to 2018 and 52 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 247%. The Ohio count may also reflect new filing habits.