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2016 Alaska Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 35th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
9,708
Rank (worst state)
35th
Counties affected
5

Alaska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Alaska counties in 2016

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

1Kenai Peninsula Borough9,7082Fairbanks North Star Borough5,7663Denali Borough2134Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area635Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13

Biggest Alaska outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kenai Peninsula BoroughOctober 28, 20169,708
Kenai Peninsula BoroughSeptember 9, 20168,788
Kenai Peninsula BoroughOctober 9, 20167,123
Fairbanks North Star BoroughDecember 30, 20165,766
Fairbanks North Star BoroughDecember 28, 20164,207
Kenai Peninsula BoroughJuly 16, 20163,945
Kenai Peninsula BoroughJanuary 24, 20163,790
Fairbanks North Star BoroughDecember 30, 20163,580
Fairbanks North Star BoroughDecember 18, 20163,170
Kenai Peninsula BoroughJanuary 16, 20162,680
Alaska by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 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.