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2018 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 11.4 hours — the 6th worst of any US state that year, 1.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
11.4
Peak customers out
14,231
Rank (worst state)
6th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2018

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

1Windham County14,2312Windsor County13,3723Washington County5,9634Caledonia County5,8355Chittenden County5,2076Orange County5,0727Bennington County4,0548Rutland County3,6779Grand Isle County3,04010Lamoille County3,00911Orleans County2,99912Franklin County2,12113Essex County1,64714Addison County1,616

Biggest Vermont outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Windham CountyNovember 27, 201814,231
Windsor CountyNovember 27, 201813,372
Windham CountyJune 18, 201810,539
Windham CountyApril 4, 20189,032
Windsor CountyApril 4, 20186,677
Washington CountyApril 4, 20185,963
Caledonia CountyDecember 15, 20185,835
Windham CountyMay 4, 20185,551
Washington CountyNovember 27, 20185,491
Chittenden CountyNovember 26, 20185,207
Vermont by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIME

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.