2020 Alaska Power Outage Report
In 2020, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 4.2 hours — the 33rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
4.2
Peak customers out
12,274
Rank (worst state)
33rd
Counties affected
7
Alaska outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Alaska counties in 2020
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
Biggest Alaska outages of 2020
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | August 12, 2020 | 12,274 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | March 29, 2020 | 6,537 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | February 6, 2020 | 5,996 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | November 8, 2020 | 5,355 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | December 26, 2020 | 5,270 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | June 9, 2020 | 5,198 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | February 4, 2020 | 4,665 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | July 10, 2020 | 4,530 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | August 2, 2020 | 4,448 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | February 11, 2020 | 4,359 |
Part of the 2020 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.