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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.

2.5h20152.5h20161.4h20174.8h20182.2h20191.5h20201.9h20211.5h20222.5h20231.6h20241.8h2025

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

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaFebruary 15, 20156,662
District of ColumbiaJuly 1, 20156,510
District of ColumbiaJanuary 6, 20156,179
District of ColumbiaApril 15, 20154,454
District of ColumbiaJuly 19, 20154,267
District of ColumbiaFebruary 22, 20153,761
District of ColumbiaJuly 20, 20153,727
District of ColumbiaMarch 13, 20153,609
District of ColumbiaOctober 8, 20153,579
District of ColumbiaJune 20, 20153,516
District of Columbia 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.