2015 District of Columbia Power Outage Report
In 2015, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 21st worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
6,662
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
1
District of Columbia outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.
Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2015
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2015
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | February 15, 2015 | 6,662 |
| District of Columbia | July 1, 2015 | 6,510 |
| District of Columbia | January 6, 2015 | 6,179 |
| District of Columbia | April 15, 2015 | 4,454 |
| District of Columbia | July 19, 2015 | 4,267 |
| District of Columbia | February 22, 2015 | 3,761 |
| District of Columbia | July 20, 2015 | 3,727 |
| District of Columbia | March 13, 2015 | 3,609 |
| District of Columbia | October 8, 2015 | 3,579 |
| District of Columbia | June 20, 2015 | 3,516 |
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.