2016 Wyoming Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Wyoming customer went without power for about 0.6 hours, the 48th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
0.6
vs prior year
▲ 64%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
55K
Peak customers out
34,371
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of WY customers
Counties reporting
4
Wyoming year over year
All 4 Wyoming 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 | Laramie County | 1.0 | 53K | 52,987 | 31,754 | 120 |
| 2 | Weston County | 0.6 | 2,285 | 3,933 | 2,593 | 8 |
| 3 | Crook County | 0.0 | 87 | 4,545 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Campbell County | 0.0 | 43 | 28,060 | 24 | 3 |
Biggest Wyoming 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 | Laramie County, WY | February 11, 2016 17:30 | February 11, 2016 18:15 | 45m | 31,754 | 24K |
| 2 | Laramie County, WY | February 1, 2016 15:15 | February 3, 2016 06:15 | 1d 15h | 12,790 | 3,236 |
| 3 | Laramie County, WY | February 20, 2016 14:45 | February 20, 2016 15:00 | 15m | 12,313 | 3,078 |
| 4 | Laramie County, WY | July 21, 2016 08:30 | July 21, 2016 10:15 | 1h 45m | 2,847 | 4,982 |
| 5 | Weston County, WY | February 10, 2016 12:45 | February 17, 2016 05:45 | 6d 17h | 2,593 | 2,148 |
| 6 | Laramie County, WY | March 21, 2016 08:30 | March 21, 2016 11:15 | 2h 45m | 1,956 | 5,379 |
| 7 | Laramie County, WY | October 19, 2016 06:45 | October 19, 2016 20:00 | 13h 15m | 1,580 | 5,534 |
| 8 | Laramie County, WY | September 24, 2016 04:30 | October 1, 2016 05:00 | 7d | 1,143 | 1,082 |
| 9 | Laramie County, WY | July 28, 2016 14:00 | July 28, 2016 14:45 | 45m | 1,112 | 834 |
| 10 | Laramie County, WY | June 19, 2016 10:45 | June 19, 2016 14:15 | 3h 30m | 1,111 | 1,291 |
| 11 | Laramie County, WY | September 20, 2016 01:15 | September 20, 2016 02:15 | 1h | 327 | 327 |
| 12 | Laramie County, WY | October 3, 2016 21:45 | October 3, 2016 22:30 | 45m | 241 | 163 |
| 13 | Laramie County, WY | May 7, 2016 05:15 | May 7, 2016 08:15 | 3h | 172 | 76 |
| 14 | Weston County, WY | June 2, 2016 20:00 | June 2, 2016 20:45 | 45m | 149 | 112 |
| 15 | Laramie County, WY | June 27, 2016 14:15 | June 27, 2016 14:30 | 15m | 126 | 32 |
| 16 | Laramie County, WY | October 31, 2016 17:15 | October 31, 2016 18:15 | 1h | 125 | 125 |
| 17 | Laramie County, WY | August 22, 2016 22:00 | August 22, 2016 22:15 | 15m | 112 | 28 |
| 18 | Laramie County, WY | September 4, 2016 01:15 | September 4, 2016 01:45 | 30m | 109 | 37 |
| 19 | Laramie County, WY | May 6, 2016 00:30 | May 6, 2016 03:00 | 2h 30m | 103 | 33 |
| 20 | Laramie County, WY | July 18, 2016 11:45 | July 18, 2016 13:30 | 1h 45m | 98 | 117 |
| 21 | Laramie County, WY | July 30, 2016 03:45 | July 30, 2016 10:00 | 6h 15m | 97 | 606 |
| 22 | Laramie County, WY | June 25, 2016 14:00 | June 25, 2016 14:30 | 30m | 92 | 23 |
| 23 | Laramie County, WY | April 17, 2016 22:30 | April 17, 2016 23:30 | 1h | 91 | 91 |
| 24 | Laramie County, WY | June 20, 2016 04:15 | June 20, 2016 06:15 | 2h | 89 | 134 |
| 25 | Laramie County, WY | June 11, 2016 12:30 | June 11, 2016 12:45 | 15m | 85 | 21 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Wyoming'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.