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2020 Delaware Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 4.3 hours — the 31st worst of any US state that year, 1.7× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.3
Peak customers out
34,852
Rank (worst state)
31st
Counties affected
3

Delaware outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

3.1h20152.9h20162.9h20172.4h20181.9h20194.3h20201.3h20211.7h20222.3h20232.2h20242.4h2025

Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2020

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

1Sussex County34,8522New Castle County28,9333Kent County10,992

Biggest Delaware outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Sussex CountyAugust 4, 202034,852
New Castle CountyAugust 4, 202028,933
Sussex CountyNovember 13, 202018,587
Sussex CountyApril 13, 202012,454
New Castle CountyDecember 24, 202012,139
Kent CountyJuly 6, 202010,992
Sussex CountyMarch 22, 20209,900
New Castle CountyFebruary 26, 20208,657
Sussex CountyDecember 24, 20206,987
Kent CountyAugust 4, 20206,646
Delaware by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

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.