During 2024, Pennsylvania experienced 71 “reportable outage events”– the highest number recorded in more than 30 years according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s latest Electric Service Reliability Report.

The 71 outage events in 2024 is an increase from 49 events in 2023 and includes a rise in the total number of customers affected.

More than 2.8 million Pennsylvanians lost service at some point during the year, compared to 1.67 million in 2023. These figures underscore the continued challenges posed by severe storms, vegetation-related damage, and the impacts of an aging power grid.

The full 2024 report, including detailed performance data for each utility, as well as copies of past Electric Reliability Reports since 2004 can be found at www.puc.pa.gov/filing-resources/reports/electric-service-reliability-report.