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2016 Wisconsin Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Wisconsin customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 34th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
16,821
Rank (worst state)
34th
Counties affected
20

Wisconsin outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.5h20151.9h20162.9h20171.7h20184.4h20191.8h20204.7h20214.6h20223.4h20234.6h20243.9h2025

Hardest-hit Wisconsin counties in 2016

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

1Dane County16,8212Oneida County16,7823Milwaukee County15,1264Vilas County12,9765Kenosha County11,1146Outagamie County10,7997Marathon County9,2908Portage County7,8529Waukesha County7,65510Washington County7,57511Lincoln County7,49412Oconto County7,39613Brown County6,98014Winnebago County6,47415Langlade County5,67916Racine County5,63817Eau Claire County5,55718Sauk County5,53219Bayfield County5,17020Marinette County4,960

Biggest Wisconsin outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Dane CountyJuly 6, 201616,821
Oneida CountyJune 10, 201616,782
Milwaukee CountyJuly 21, 201615,126
Milwaukee CountyMarch 16, 201614,353
Milwaukee CountyNovember 15, 201613,347
Vilas CountyJune 10, 201612,976
Vilas CountyJuly 21, 201612,501
Oneida CountyJuly 12, 201611,540
Kenosha CountyMarch 11, 201611,114
Outagamie CountyJune 5, 201610,799
Wisconsin 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.