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2016 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 4.3 hours — the 10th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.3
Peak customers out
8,784
Rank (worst state)
10th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.6h20154.3h201610.2h201711.4h20186.8h20193.8h20204.3h202113.6h202210.7h202311.2h20244.1h2025

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2016

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

1Orange County8,7842Addison County7,1333Windham County6,7824Windsor County6,7495Chittenden County6,2066Rutland County4,3207Franklin County4,0238Lamoille County3,3899Bennington County3,02510Washington County2,56611Grand Isle County1,84912Orleans County1,82313Caledonia County1,20914Essex County925

Biggest Vermont outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Orange CountyJuly 23, 20168,784
Addison CountyJuly 23, 20167,133
Windham CountyOctober 27, 20166,782
Windsor CountyJuly 23, 20166,749
Chittenden CountyOctober 14, 20166,206
Windham CountyMarch 1, 20164,780
Rutland CountyJuly 27, 20164,320
Franklin CountyJuly 18, 20164,023
Windsor CountyOctober 27, 20163,902
Chittenden CountyDecember 1, 20163,505
Vermont 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.