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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 any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
17,181
Rank (worst state)
23rd
Counties affected
1

District of Columbia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2016

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

Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaJanuary 9, 201617,181
District of ColumbiaJuly 14, 201611,807
District of ColumbiaJuly 9, 20168,883
District of ColumbiaApril 11, 20166,585
District of ColumbiaAugust 13, 20166,309
District of ColumbiaApril 22, 20165,833
District of ColumbiaJuly 20, 20165,648
District of ColumbiaApril 2, 20164,573
District of ColumbiaJuly 31, 20164,340
District of ColumbiaJuly 5, 20164,291
District of Columbia 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.