2016 District of Columbia Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 2.5 hours, the 23rd worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.5
vs prior year
▼ 1%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
817K
Peak customers out
17,181
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of DC customers
Counties reporting
1
District of Columbia year over year
Month by month, 2016
Customer-hours without power across District of Columbia; July was the worst.
All 1 District of Columbia counties, 2016
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 2.5 | 817K | 325,122 | 17,181 | 932 |
Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia, DC | January 9, 2016 12:30 | January 10, 2016 00:30 | 12h | 17,181 | 14K |
| 2 | District of Columbia, DC | July 14, 2016 11:45 | July 17, 2016 04:15 | 2d 16h | 11,807 | 83K |
| 3 | District of Columbia, DC | July 9, 2016 00:45 | July 10, 2016 04:45 | 1d 4h | 8,883 | 11K |
| 4 | District of Columbia, DC | April 11, 2016 13:30 | April 12, 2016 03:30 | 14h | 6,585 | 3,134 |
| 5 | District of Columbia, DC | August 13, 2016 09:00 | August 15, 2016 06:45 | 1d 21h | 6,309 | 44K |
| 6 | District of Columbia, DC | April 22, 2016 12:45 | April 22, 2016 20:30 | 7h 45m | 5,833 | 1,479 |
| 7 | District of Columbia, DC | July 20, 2016 03:00 | July 21, 2016 04:30 | 1d 1h | 5,648 | 27K |
| 8 | District of Columbia, DC | April 2, 2016 15:45 | April 5, 2016 06:00 | 2d 14h | 4,573 | 15K |
| 9 | District of Columbia, DC | July 31, 2016 01:30 | August 1, 2016 06:45 | 1d 5h | 4,340 | 8,712 |
| 10 | District of Columbia, DC | July 5, 2016 06:45 | July 6, 2016 10:15 | 1d 3h | 4,291 | 8,707 |
| 11 | District of Columbia, DC | December 11, 2016 14:00 | December 12, 2016 11:45 | 21h 45m | 4,279 | 5,451 |
| 12 | District of Columbia, DC | September 22, 2016 12:00 | September 23, 2016 02:15 | 14h 15m | 4,225 | 4,349 |
| 13 | District of Columbia, DC | December 14, 2016 13:15 | December 16, 2016 04:45 | 1d 15h | 3,326 | 23K |
| 14 | District of Columbia, DC | August 15, 2016 12:45 | August 19, 2016 06:15 | 3d 17h | 3,325 | 45K |
| 15 | District of Columbia, DC | April 29, 2016 12:45 | April 30, 2016 03:45 | 15h | 3,212 | 8,160 |
| 16 | District of Columbia, DC | November 11, 2016 12:15 | November 12, 2016 00:00 | 11h 45m | 3,052 | 4,537 |
| 17 | District of Columbia, DC | July 22, 2016 10:45 | July 24, 2016 12:30 | 2d 1h | 3,046 | 14K |
| 18 | District of Columbia, DC | June 5, 2016 09:30 | June 6, 2016 07:00 | 21h 30m | 2,969 | 11K |
| 19 | District of Columbia, DC | May 8, 2016 12:30 | May 9, 2016 02:15 | 13h 45m | 2,919 | 6,402 |
| 20 | District of Columbia, DC | December 24, 2016 01:15 | December 25, 2016 02:15 | 1d 1h | 2,588 | 7,600 |
| 21 | District of Columbia, DC | May 28, 2016 10:30 | May 29, 2016 07:15 | 20h 45m | 2,517 | 1,916 |
| 22 | District of Columbia, DC | June 19, 2016 19:30 | June 20, 2016 23:15 | 1d 3h | 2,488 | 23K |
| 23 | District of Columbia, DC | July 25, 2016 06:15 | July 27, 2016 05:15 | 1d 23h | 2,277 | 15K |
| 24 | District of Columbia, DC | July 28, 2016 12:45 | July 31, 2016 00:00 | 2d 11h | 2,246 | 7,450 |
| 25 | District of Columbia, DC | October 21, 2016 13:15 | October 23, 2016 04:45 | 1d 15h | 2,244 | 12K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of District of Columbia's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.