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2019 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 6.8 hours — the 6th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.8
Peak customers out
14,012
Rank (worst state)
6th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2019

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

1Windham County14,0122Washington County12,1623Windsor County8,3594Franklin County7,8405Orleans County7,2696Orange County5,8497Caledonia County5,5378Bennington County4,4299Chittenden County4,37510Lamoille County3,76711Addison County3,28512Rutland County3,13313Essex County2,60814Grand Isle County936

Biggest Vermont outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Windham CountyOctober 31, 201914,012
Washington CountyNovember 1, 201912,162
Windsor CountyOctober 31, 20198,359
Franklin CountyJuly 31, 20197,840
Orleans CountyJune 26, 20197,269
Orange CountyOctober 31, 20195,849
Orleans CountyNovember 1, 20195,704
Caledonia CountyOctober 31, 20195,537
Bennington CountyOctober 31, 20194,429
Chittenden CountyJuly 30, 20194,375
Vermont by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVA

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.