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2015 Delaware Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 3.1 hours — the 13th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.1
Peak customers out
45,881
Rank (worst state)
13th
Counties affected
3

Delaware outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

3.1h20152.9h20162.9h20172.4h20181.9h20194.3h20201.3h20211.7h20222.3h20232.2h20242.4h2025

Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2015

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

1New Castle County45,8812Sussex County22,4683Kent County3,998

Biggest Delaware outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
New Castle CountyJune 23, 201545,881
Sussex CountyFebruary 22, 201522,468
New Castle CountyApril 22, 201510,956
New Castle CountyDecember 14, 201510,576
New Castle CountyApril 6, 20159,376
New Castle CountyJanuary 14, 20158,372
Sussex CountyOctober 1, 20157,586
Sussex CountyJanuary 28, 20157,502
New Castle CountyMay 31, 20157,481
Sussex CountyMarch 15, 20156,358
Delaware 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.