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2016 New Hampshire Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average New Hampshire customer went without power for about 3.2 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.2
Peak customers out
38,471
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
10

New Hampshire outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.3h20153.2h201614.3h20175.8h20183.3h20197.1h20203.4h20218.6h20229.5h202314.2h20243.8h2025

Hardest-hit New Hampshire counties in 2016

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

1Rockingham County38,4712Merrimack County25,1593Hillsborough County20,7354Strafford County7,7385Grafton County5,3386Sullivan County4,3697Carroll County4,3558Cheshire County4,0249Belknap County3,53110Coos County2,480

Biggest New Hampshire outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Rockingham CountyJuly 23, 201638,471
Merrimack CountyJuly 23, 201625,159
Hillsborough CountyJuly 23, 201620,735
Hillsborough CountyMay 15, 201617,818
Hillsborough CountyMarch 29, 201616,193
Rockingham CountyApril 6, 201613,144
Rockingham CountyFebruary 3, 201612,535
Rockingham CountyFebruary 5, 201611,603
Rockingham CountySeptember 11, 20168,928
Strafford CountyFebruary 3, 20167,738
New Hampshire 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.