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2018 Delaware Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 2.4 hours — the 32nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.4
Peak customers out
44,559
Rank (worst state)
32nd
Counties affected
3

Delaware outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

3.1h20152.9h20162.9h20172.4h20181.9h20194.3h20201.3h20211.7h20222.3h20232.2h20242.4h2025

Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2018

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

1New Castle County44,5592Kent County7,7773Sussex County6,211

Biggest Delaware outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
New Castle CountyMarch 2, 201844,559
Kent CountyMarch 2, 20187,777
Sussex CountyNovember 26, 20186,211
New Castle CountyMarch 19, 20185,340
New Castle CountyMarch 21, 20184,737
New Castle CountyJanuary 8, 20184,503
New Castle CountyNovember 15, 20184,014
New Castle CountyMay 30, 20184,012
Kent CountyAugust 7, 20183,358
Kent CountyMarch 29, 20183,355
Delaware 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.