2017 Utah Power Outage Report
In 2017, the average Utah customer went without power for about 1.0 hours — the 47th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
1.0
Peak customers out
32,640
Rank (worst state)
47th
Counties affected
20
Utah outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Utah counties in 2017
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Weber County32,6402Davis County19,3403Utah County17,9454Salt Lake County11,6075Tooele County11,1786Washington County10,1167Sevier County6,7088Sanpete County6,7089Box Elder County4,82210Rich County3,95811Carbon County3,18612Cache County3,06213Morgan County2,66914Summit County2,60715Emery County2,58816Uintah County2,19617Iron County1,95418Grand County1,62819Beaver County1,26420Millard County1,218
Biggest Utah outages of 2017
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Weber County | October 14, 2017 | 32,640 |
| Weber County | September 1, 2017 | 26,663 |
| Davis County | September 2, 2017 | 19,340 |
| Utah County | September 4, 2017 | 17,945 |
| Davis County | October 14, 2017 | 17,735 |
| Salt Lake County | October 9, 2017 | 11,607 |
| Tooele County | August 27, 2017 | 11,178 |
| Salt Lake County | November 21, 2017 | 10,321 |
| Washington County | August 31, 2017 | 10,116 |
| Salt Lake County | April 14, 2017 | 7,312 |
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.