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2017 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 10.2 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.2
Peak customers out
21,446
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2017

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

1Chittenden County21,4462Rutland County15,8863Washington County9,8944Franklin County9,7655Windham County8,4796Lamoille County6,8167Addison County6,4768Orange County6,3199Bennington County5,57810Windsor County5,16611Grand Isle County4,35712Orleans County2,49713Essex County1,72914Caledonia County1,590

Biggest Vermont outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Chittenden CountyOctober 30, 201721,446
Rutland CountyMay 5, 201715,886
Washington CountyOctober 29, 20179,894
Franklin CountyOctober 30, 20179,765
Windham CountyMay 19, 20178,479
Lamoille CountyOctober 30, 20176,816
Rutland CountyOctober 30, 20176,589
Addison CountyOctober 30, 20176,476
Orange CountyOctober 30, 20176,319
Windham CountyDecember 23, 20176,046
Vermont by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

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.