2017 Delaware Power Outage Report
In 2017, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 2.9 hours — the 28th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
2.9
Peak customers out
33,074
Rank (worst state)
28th
Counties affected
3
Delaware outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2017
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
Biggest Delaware outages of 2017
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | March 14, 2017 | 33,074 |
| Sussex County | August 30, 2017 | 16,283 |
| New Castle County | April 6, 2017 | 12,777 |
| New Castle County | June 19, 2017 | 7,092 |
| Sussex County | January 9, 2017 | 6,962 |
| Kent County | October 24, 2017 | 5,893 |
| Kent County | July 20, 2017 | 5,889 |
| New Castle County | October 4, 2017 | 5,550 |
| New Castle County | August 1, 2017 | 4,625 |
| Kent County | June 30, 2017 | 4,363 |
Part of the 2017 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.