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Power outage history
Pennsylvania
6.0hours
without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 21st of 51.
Electricity customers 6,242,303 Across 67 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2025 9.6 hours without power, average customer
County by county
Where Pennsylvania 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
Pennsylvania'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 2, 2018 | Winter storm | 575,013 | 9.2% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 558,722 | 8.9% |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Hurricane Isaias | 385,898 | 6.2% |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 373,114 | 6.0% |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 297,189 | 4.8% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 267,143 | 4.3% |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Thunderstorms | 240,995 | 3.9% |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Thunderstorms | 232,230 | 3.7% |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Windstorm | 197,171 | 3.2% |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Windstorm | 196,691 | 3.1% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | Windstorm | 190,348 | 3.0% |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Thunderstorms | 185,017 | 3.0% |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 176,107 | 2.8% |
| May 15, 2018 | Thunderstorms | 167,895 | 2.7% |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Thunderstorms | 166,017 | 2.7% |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Thunderstorms | 155,083 | 2.5% |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Winter storm | 151,277 | 2.4% |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Winter storm | 148,160 | 2.4% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Thunderstorms | 141,224 | 2.3% |
Every county
All 67 counties
| County | Hours / yr | Major outages since 2018 | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike | 39 | 62 | 19,414 |
| Forest | 36 | 133 | 3,447 |
| Wayne | 26 | 41 | 25,764 |
| Sullivan | 25 | 95 | 3,290 |
| Susquehanna | 23 | 49 | 18,031 |
| Wyoming | 19 | 77 | 12,422 |
| Cameron | 17 | 67 | 2,519 |
| Monroe | 14 | 11 | 85,900 |
| Indiana | 14 | 37 | 36,452 |
| Montgomery | 13 | 10 | 224,080 |
| Armstrong | 12 | 12 | 31,334 |
| Greene | 12 | 22 | 18,544 |
| Venango | 12 | 23 | 26,075 |
| Clarion | 11 | 30 | 17,178 |
| Perry | 10 | 28 | 21,128 |
| Bucks | 10.0 | 9 | 250,540 |
| Crawford | 9.9 | 14 | 38,952 |
| Columbia | 9.6 | 12 | 35,125 |
| Jefferson | 9.5 | 35 | 20,070 |
| Chester | 9.3 | 8 | 267,257 |
| Clearfield | 8.6 | 13 | 38,762 |
| Warren | 8.4 | 32 | 22,413 |
| Potter | 8.4 | 20 | 9,352 |
| Cambria | 8.3 | 12 | 66,666 |
| Butler | 8.1 | 7 | 91,173 |
| McKean | 7.9 | 26 | 23,946 |
| Bradford | 7.7 | 22 | 31,486 |
| Washington | 7.5 | 6 | 113,196 |
| Mercer | 7.3 | 16 | 48,402 |
| Tioga | 7.3 | 22 | 22,387 |
| Fayette | 6.8 | 4 | 66,012 |
| Delaware | 6.6 | 7 | 277,130 |
| Juniata | 6.6 | 49 | 11,162 |
| Beaver | 6.5 | 7 | 77,618 |
| Elk | 6.5 | 21 | 16,981 |
| Adams | 6.4 | 12 | 34,102 |
| Bedford | 6.3 | 5 | 26,999 |
| Allegheny | 6.1 | 4 | 667,166 |
| Carbon | 6.1 | 9 | 32,206 |
| Westmoreland | 6.1 | 5 | 188,408 |
| Fulton | 5.7 | 17 | 7,267 |
| Schuylkill | 5.5 | 9 | 74,362 |
| Berks | 5.4 | 2 | 219,087 |
| Northampton | 5.3 | 7 | 161,848 |
| Clinton | 5.1 | 8 | 20,055 |
| Mifflin | 4.9 | 22 | 26,457 |
| Lawrence | 4.7 | 14 | 36,062 |
| York | 4.6 | 1 | 195,191 |
| Northumberland | 4.5 | 5 | 46,261 |
| Centre | 4.4 | 2 | 96,428 |
| Somerset | 4.3 | 9 | 34,025 |
| Erie | 4.1 | 7 | 164,700 |
| Lycoming | 3.9 | 5 | 62,884 |
| Lebanon | 3.9 | 8 | 69,525 |
| Montour | 3.8 | 13 | 12,181 |
| Huntingdon | 3.7 | 9 | 20,889 |
| Snyder | 3.6 | 13 | 21,359 |
| Blair | 3.5 | 9 | 69,598 |
| Lackawanna | 3.3 | 2 | 119,979 |
| Lehigh | 3.0 | 2 | 212,008 |
| Cumberland | 2.9 | 2 | 142,576 |
| Lancaster | 2.8 | 1 | 156,892 |
| Luzerne | 2.5 | 0 | 164,504 |
| Franklin | 2.2 | 2 | 76,806 |
| Philadelphia | 1.8 | 0 | 802,812 |
| Dauphin | 1.8 | 1 | 176,757 |
| Union | 1.7 | 3 | 28,701 |
Who keeps the lights on
Utilities in Pennsylvania
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Investor Owned | 647 | 217 | 18.8 | 1.8M |
| PECO Energy Co | Investor Owned | 328 | 59 | 18.0 | 1.5M |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp | Investor Owned | 198 | 116 | 18.6 | 1.3M |
| Duquesne Light Co | Investor Owned | 856 | 103 | 23.5 | 553k |
| UGI Utilities, Inc | Investor Owned | 56 | 56 | 19.8 | 55k |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 15.4 | 33k |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 16.9 | 24k |
| REA Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 16.1 | 21k |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Cooperative | – | – | 22.4 | 18k |
| Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 16.1 | 18k |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 15.1 | 18k |
| Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 18.7 | 17k |
| Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 14.4 | 12k |
| Borough of Chambersburg | Municipal | 39 | 14 | 12.3 | 10.0k |
| Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | – | – | 16.8 | 8.8k |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | – | – | 15.3 | 6.9k |
| Citizens Electric Co | Investor Owned | 56 | 39 | 14.5 | 6.0k |
| Wellsborough Electric Co | Investor Owned | 305 | 133 | 19.0 | 5.2k |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | – | – | 20.6 | 5.1k |
| Pike County Light & Power Co | Investor Owned | 195 | 143 | 22.2 | 4.4k |