2019 District of Columbia Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 2.2 hours — the 36th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
31,322
Rank (worst state)
36th
Counties affected
1
District of Columbia outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.
Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2019
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2019
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | July 27, 2019 | 31,322 |
| District of Columbia | May 23, 2019 | 7,719 |
| District of Columbia | July 17, 2019 | 7,546 |
| District of Columbia | July 16, 2019 | 7,402 |
| District of Columbia | August 20, 2019 | 5,942 |
| District of Columbia | April 15, 2019 | 5,583 |
| District of Columbia | August 7, 2019 | 5,001 |
| District of Columbia | March 20, 2019 | 4,278 |
| District of Columbia | February 25, 2019 | 3,790 |
| District of Columbia | July 10, 2019 | 3,729 |
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.