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2016 Delaware Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 2.9 hours — the 21st worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.9
Peak customers out
23,322
Rank (worst state)
21st
Counties affected
3

Delaware outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2016

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

1Sussex County23,3222New Castle County16,8323Kent County10,108

Biggest Delaware outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Sussex CountyMay 25, 201623,322
New Castle CountyJuly 18, 201616,832
Sussex CountyJanuary 23, 201615,234
New Castle CountyJune 8, 201613,913
Sussex CountyJanuary 6, 201613,154
New Castle CountyApril 3, 201612,219
Kent CountyMarch 16, 201610,108
Kent CountyOctober 5, 20168,464
Kent CountyJuly 28, 20168,182
Kent CountyJanuary 10, 20167,393
Delaware 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.