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2015 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 2.6 hours — the 18th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.6
Peak customers out
5,066
Rank (worst state)
18th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.6h20154.3h201610.2h201711.4h20186.8h20193.8h20204.3h202113.6h202210.7h202311.2h20244.1h2025

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2015

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

1Windham County5,0662Rutland County5,0333Chittenden County4,8864Windsor County4,5405Orange County4,2776Washington County4,2067Bennington County3,9808Lamoille County3,3459Grand Isle County2,96310Caledonia County2,38711Franklin County1,95112Orleans County1,91613Addison County1,53414Essex County1,224

Biggest Vermont outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Windham CountyJanuary 8, 20155,066
Rutland CountyMay 26, 20155,033
Windham CountyJuly 12, 20155,015
Chittenden CountyAugust 4, 20154,886
Chittenden CountyApril 13, 20154,842
Windsor CountyJuly 19, 20154,540
Orange CountyJune 10, 20154,277
Washington CountyMarch 25, 20154,206
Windham CountyMay 19, 20154,169
Windham CountyJanuary 19, 20154,020
Vermont 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.