2019 Wyoming Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average Wyoming customer went without power for about 1.3 hours, the 46th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.3
vs prior year
▲ 10%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
438K
Peak customers out
11,522
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
68%
of WY customers
Counties reporting
23
Wyoming year over year
All 23 Wyoming counties, 2019
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Converse County | 6.2 | 47K | 7,624 | 4,727 | 1,296 |
| 2 | Sublette County | 3.0 | 15K | 5,123 | 1,416 | 381 |
| 3 | Carbon County | 2.8 | 31K | 10,767 | 908 | 1,317 |
| 4 | Weston County | 1.9 | 7,351 | 3,933 | 683 | 334 |
| 5 | Albany County | 1.8 | 41K | 23,303 | 3,019 | 1,288 |
| 6 | Johnson County | 1.7 | 9,165 | 5,448 | 683 | 397 |
| 7 | Big Horn County | 1.4 | 5,517 | 3,930 | 676 | 317 |
| 8 | Hot Springs County | 1.4 | 3,168 | 2,310 | 676 | 204 |
| 9 | Laramie County | 1.3 | 69K | 52,987 | 5,756 | 613 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 1.3 | 16K | 12,820 | 1,026 | 349 |
| 11 | Natrona County | 1.3 | 61K | 47,992 | 4,970 | 1,229 |
| 12 | Sweetwater County | 1.2 | 31K | 25,475 | 4,205 | 645 |
| 13 | Fremont County | 1.0 | 26K | 26,823 | 1,368 | 694 |
| 14 | Uinta County | 0.8 | 10K | 12,368 | 379 | 324 |
| 15 | Sheridan County | 0.8 | 15K | 17,618 | 1,126 | 213 |
| 16 | Park County | 0.6 | 8,623 | 14,005 | 676 | 375 |
| 17 | Teton County | 0.6 | 11K | 18,592 | 1,177 | 345 |
| 18 | Campbell County | 0.4 | 9,849 | 28,060 | 1,139 | 393 |
| 19 | Goshen County | 0.3 | 1,080 | 3,896 | 83 | 37 |
| 20 | Crook County | 0.0 | 123 | 4,545 | 18 | 10 |
| 21 | Niobrara County | - | 8,080 | - | 683 | 334 |
| 22 | Platte County | - | 8,106 | - | 684 | 333 |
| 23 | Washakie County | - | 3,609 | - | 676 | 247 |
Biggest Wyoming outages of 2019
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laramie County, WY | August 31, 2019 13:15 | September 1, 2019 01:15 | 12h | 5,756 | 13K |
| 2 | Natrona County, WY | April 3, 2019 11:30 | April 3, 2019 22:15 | 10h 45m | 4,970 | 1,293 |
| 3 | Converse County, WY | April 3, 2019 11:30 | April 3, 2019 22:15 | 10h 45m | 4,727 | 1,233 |
| 4 | Laramie County, WY | April 3, 2019 21:00 | April 3, 2019 21:15 | 15m | 4,527 | 1,132 |
| 5 | Sweetwater County, WY | August 18, 2019 07:00 | August 18, 2019 08:30 | 1h 30m | 4,205 | 4,039 |
| 6 | Laramie County, WY | April 20, 2019 13:45 | April 21, 2019 05:00 | 15h 15m | 3,022 | 13K |
| 7 | Albany County, WY | April 20, 2019 13:45 | April 21, 2019 05:15 | 15h 30m | 3,019 | 13K |
| 8 | Converse County, WY | July 30, 2019 07:15 | July 31, 2019 05:45 | 22h 30m | 2,260 | 5,745 |
| 9 | Natrona County, WY | July 30, 2019 07:15 | July 31, 2019 05:45 | 22h 30m | 2,260 | 5,750 |
| 10 | Laramie County, WY | August 15, 2019 17:15 | August 15, 2019 20:45 | 3h 30m | 2,028 | 1,021 |
| 11 | Sweetwater County, WY | January 20, 2019 19:15 | January 20, 2019 20:45 | 1h 30m | 1,950 | 745 |
| 12 | Laramie County, WY | March 23, 2019 08:15 | March 23, 2019 10:15 | 2h | 1,890 | 1,418 |
| 13 | Laramie County, WY | March 13, 2019 14:15 | March 13, 2019 14:45 | 30m | 1,626 | 813 |
| 14 | Sublette County, WY | April 26, 2019 18:30 | April 26, 2019 20:15 | 1h 45m | 1,416 | 866 |
| 15 | Sweetwater County, WY | February 9, 2019 15:30 | February 9, 2019 15:45 | 15m | 1,382 | 346 |
| 16 | Fremont County, WY | April 26, 2019 18:30 | April 26, 2019 19:45 | 1h 15m | 1,368 | 344 |
| 17 | Teton County, WY | April 26, 2019 18:30 | April 26, 2019 19:45 | 1h 15m | 1,177 | 295 |
| 18 | Campbell County, WY | December 30, 2019 16:45 | December 30, 2019 21:30 | 4h 45m | 1,139 | 693 |
| 19 | Sheridan County, WY | October 17, 2019 08:15 | October 17, 2019 13:15 | 5h | 1,126 | 1,621 |
| 20 | Converse County, WY | January 31, 2019 18:45 | February 1, 2019 01:00 | 6h 15m | 1,101 | 572 |
| 21 | Natrona County, WY | January 31, 2019 18:45 | February 1, 2019 02:30 | 7h 45m | 1,101 | 574 |
| 22 | Natrona County, WY | February 28, 2019 01:45 | February 28, 2019 06:30 | 4h 45m | 1,033 | 2,055 |
| 23 | Converse County, WY | February 28, 2019 01:45 | February 28, 2019 06:30 | 4h 45m | 1,033 | 2,055 |
| 24 | Sweetwater County, WY | August 8, 2019 14:45 | August 9, 2019 04:45 | 14h | 1,032 | 961 |
| 25 | Lincoln County, WY | November 11, 2019 19:45 | November 11, 2019 21:15 | 1h 30m | 1,026 | 770 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 68% of Wyoming's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.