2020 Alaska Power Outage Report
In 2020, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 4.2 hours, the 33rd worst of 51 states (US average 8.0 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.2
vs prior year
▼ 12%
vs 2019
Customer-hours out
1.1M
Peak customers out
12,349
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
68%
of AK customers
Counties reporting
7
Alaska year over year
All 7 Alaska counties, 2020
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 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 20.7 | 43K | 2,069 | 2,069 | 101 |
| 2 | Denali Borough | 19.1 | 19K | 1,014 | 1,014 | 87 |
| 3 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 7.8 | 337K | 43,315 | 5,355 | 374 |
| 4 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 5.8 | 256K | 44,163 | 12,274 | 873 |
| 5 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 4.5 | 269K | 59,763 | 6,537 | 619 |
| 6 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 2.0 | 6,490 | 3,197 | 383 | 55 |
| 7 | Anchorage Municipality | 1.6 | 172K | 110,430 | 3,682 | 727 |
Biggest Alaska outages of 2020
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | August 12, 2020 22:15 | August 13, 2020 12:45 | 14h 30m | 12,274 | 15K |
| 2 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | March 29, 2020 05:45 | March 31, 2020 12:15 | 2d 6h | 6,537 | 37K |
| 3 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | February 6, 2020 14:00 | February 7, 2020 04:30 | 14h 30m | 5,996 | 8,180 |
| 4 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | November 8, 2020 18:15 | November 10, 2020 09:00 | 1d 14h | 5,355 | 14K |
| 5 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | December 26, 2020 14:45 | December 26, 2020 16:00 | 1h 15m | 5,270 | 6,587 |
| 6 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | June 9, 2020 14:30 | June 9, 2020 18:45 | 4h 15m | 5,198 | 3,202 |
| 7 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | February 4, 2020 19:00 | February 4, 2020 21:45 | 2h 45m | 4,665 | 2,668 |
| 8 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | July 10, 2020 02:30 | July 10, 2020 12:15 | 9h 45m | 4,530 | 2,475 |
| 9 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | August 2, 2020 01:00 | August 3, 2020 08:15 | 1d 7h | 4,448 | 21K |
| 10 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | February 11, 2020 12:45 | February 11, 2020 19:45 | 7h | 4,359 | 12K |
| 11 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | February 8, 2020 20:30 | February 9, 2020 11:00 | 14h 30m | 4,358 | 2,956 |
| 12 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | January 18, 2020 15:00 | January 19, 2020 00:15 | 9h 15m | 4,348 | 19K |
| 13 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | June 21, 2020 19:00 | June 22, 2020 05:15 | 10h 15m | 4,269 | 4,987 |
| 14 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | November 6, 2020 07:30 | November 8, 2020 05:00 | 1d 21h | 3,953 | 28K |
| 15 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | June 16, 2020 00:45 | June 16, 2020 07:45 | 7h | 3,783 | 3,914 |
| 16 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | April 8, 2020 09:45 | April 8, 2020 13:00 | 3h 15m | 3,750 | 12K |
| 17 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | April 25, 2020 01:30 | April 25, 2020 05:45 | 4h 15m | 3,682 | 4,110 |
| 18 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | September 7, 2020 02:45 | September 8, 2020 01:15 | 22h 30m | 3,341 | 21K |
| 19 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | March 21, 2020 03:00 | March 21, 2020 10:15 | 7h 15m | 3,251 | 4,515 |
| 20 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | October 2, 2020 19:15 | October 3, 2020 14:15 | 19h | 3,144 | 12K |
| 21 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | September 7, 2020 02:45 | September 8, 2020 12:45 | 1d 10h | 3,084 | 19K |
| 22 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | December 22, 2020 10:15 | December 23, 2020 10:00 | 23h 45m | 3,065 | 9,660 |
| 23 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | November 6, 2020 15:30 | November 8, 2020 14:30 | 1d 23h | 2,907 | 2,726 |
| 24 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | February 17, 2020 20:00 | February 19, 2020 10:00 | 1d 14h | 2,841 | 20K |
| 25 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | March 3, 2020 00:00 | March 5, 2020 16:45 | 2d 16h | 2,642 | 9,895 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 68% of Alaska's electricity customers in 2020; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.