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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.

2.5h20152.5h20161.4h20174.8h20182.2h20191.5h20201.9h20211.5h20222.5h20231.6h20241.8h2025

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

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaJune 3, 20207,168
District of ColumbiaJuly 19, 20206,654
District of ColumbiaJune 17, 20204,739
District of ColumbiaJuly 6, 20204,558
District of ColumbiaJune 12, 20204,343
District of ColumbiaJune 11, 20203,915
District of ColumbiaFebruary 15, 20203,905
District of ColumbiaJanuary 6, 20203,834
District of ColumbiaMay 19, 20202,840
District of ColumbiaJune 19, 20202,532
District of Columbia 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.