2020 District of Columbia Power Outage Report
In 2020, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 1.5 hours — the 46th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
1.5
Peak customers out
7,168
Rank (worst state)
46th
Counties affected
1
District of Columbia outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.
Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2020
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2020
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | June 3, 2020 | 7,168 |
| District of Columbia | July 19, 2020 | 6,654 |
| District of Columbia | June 17, 2020 | 4,739 |
| District of Columbia | July 6, 2020 | 4,558 |
| District of Columbia | June 12, 2020 | 4,343 |
| District of Columbia | June 11, 2020 | 3,915 |
| District of Columbia | February 15, 2020 | 3,905 |
| District of Columbia | January 6, 2020 | 3,834 |
| District of Columbia | May 19, 2020 | 2,840 |
| District of Columbia | June 19, 2020 | 2,532 |
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.