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2019 Alaska Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 4.7 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.7
Peak customers out
21,527
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
7

Alaska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Alaska counties in 2019

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

1Kenai Peninsula Borough21,5272Anchorage Municipality16,6103Matanuska-Susitna Borough9,9994Fairbanks North Star Borough9,7015Southeast Fairbanks Census Area1,1556Denali Borough8017Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area387

Biggest Alaska outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Kenai Peninsula BoroughOctober 9, 201921,527
Anchorage MunicipalityAugust 16, 201916,610
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughDecember 9, 20199,999
Fairbanks North Star BoroughJune 25, 20199,701
Anchorage MunicipalityDecember 9, 20199,455
Anchorage MunicipalityAugust 14, 20198,492
Anchorage MunicipalityNovember 27, 20198,116
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughJanuary 29, 20197,853
Anchorage MunicipalityJanuary 29, 20196,958
Anchorage MunicipalitySeptember 18, 20196,512
Alaska by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.