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2015 Alaska Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 2.7 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.7
Peak customers out
11,508
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
1

Alaska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.7h20151.9h20161.8h20176.2h20184.7h20194.2h20207.0h202113.2h20228.4h20236.7h202410.9h2025

Hardest-hit Alaska counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Kenai Peninsula Borough11,508

Biggest Alaska outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kenai Peninsula BoroughAugust 21, 201511,508
Kenai Peninsula BoroughNovember 3, 20154,666
Kenai Peninsula BoroughDecember 30, 20151,532
Kenai Peninsula BoroughNovember 7, 20151,271
Kenai Peninsula BoroughSeptember 29, 20151,236
Kenai Peninsula BoroughOctober 2, 20151,219
Kenai Peninsula BoroughAugust 7, 20151,210
Kenai Peninsula BoroughNovember 10, 20151,031
Kenai Peninsula BoroughJuly 3, 2015882
Kenai Peninsula BoroughDecember 26, 2015879
Alaska by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.