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2018 Alaska Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 6.2 hours — the 12th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.2
Peak customers out
47,060
Rank (worst state)
12th
Counties affected
7

Alaska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

2.7h20151.9h20161.8h20176.2h20184.7h20194.2h20207.0h202113.2h20228.4h20236.7h202410.9h2025

Hardest-hit Alaska counties in 2018

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

1Matanuska-Susitna Borough47,0602Fairbanks North Star Borough17,5263Anchorage Municipality16,4094Kenai Peninsula Borough7,9985Southeast Fairbanks Census Area2,1516Denali Borough1,3587Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area683

Biggest Alaska outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughNovember 30, 201847,060
Fairbanks North Star BoroughJuly 25, 201817,526
Anchorage MunicipalityApril 24, 201816,409
Fairbanks North Star BoroughFebruary 11, 201815,777
Fairbanks North Star BoroughJuly 16, 201815,648
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughApril 24, 201813,191
Kenai Peninsula BoroughDecember 26, 20187,998
Fairbanks North Star BoroughDecember 22, 20187,519
Fairbanks North Star BoroughAugust 15, 20187,173
Fairbanks North Star BoroughJanuary 22, 20186,290
Alaska by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.