Power outages in Ohio
In 2025, the average Ohio customer lost power for 3.4 hours (205.4 minutes) over the year. That is below the US median of 258.7 minutes (4.3 hours) across 50 states compared.
Trend
Outage time rose from 4.7 hours in 2020 to a peak in 2024, the worst year at 8.5 hours, then fell to 3.4 hours in 2025. Over the six years shown, the totals have moved up and down rather than in one steady direction.
Utilities in 2025
The best utility by SAIDI in 2025 was City of Piqua at 17.7 minutes (0.3 hours). The worst was Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc at 995.4 minutes (16.6 hours).
| Utility | Customers | Hours / yr | Interruptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc | 18,888 | 16.6 | 3.2 |
| Guernsey-Muskingum El Coop Inc | 17,466 | 11.6 | 2.4 |
| Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc | 18,117 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
| South Central Power Company | 127,185 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
| Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) | 11,284 | 4.2 | 1.9 |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc | 27,801 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| Ohio Edison Co | 1,067,297 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| City of Cleveland - (OH) | 73,615 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Ohio Power Co | 1,543,930 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Lorain-Medina R E C, Inc | 16,897 | 3.6 | — |
| Cleveland Electric Illum Co | 745,881 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | 12,813 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc | 760,555 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH) | 11,916 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 619,282 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| Consolidated Cooperative | 19,405 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| City of Painesville - (OH) | 12,598 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| City of Columbus - (OH) | 18,979 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| City of Bowling Green - (OH) | 15,008 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | 17,852 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| City of Hamilton - (OH) | 30,162 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| The Toledo Edison Co | 313,541 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | 13,535 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| City of Cuyahoga Falls - (OH) | 26,837 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| City of Wadsworth - (OH) | 13,866 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
What this means for backup power
For everyday outages, enter 2.7 hours in the calculator, which is the average length of one interruption. To ride out a year like 2024, size for 8.5 hours, the total outage time for that year.
FAQ
What does SAIDI mean for my home?
SAIDI is the total time a customer is without power in a year, not the length of one outage. In Ohio in 2025 it was 3.4 hours (205.4 minutes).
How long does one outage last in Ohio?
One interruption lasts 2.7 hours on average. Customers had about 1.275 interruptions in 2025. Use 2.7 hours in the calculator for everyday outages.
How much backup power time should I plan for?
For typical outages, plan around 2.7 hours. If you want to cover a year like 2024, the worst in these facts, plan for 8.5 hours of total outage time.
Utility pages
Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 Reliability file. Data snapshot 2026-11-05.