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2020 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 3.8 hours — the 35th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.8
Peak customers out
16,122
Rank (worst state)
35th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

2.6h20154.3h201610.2h201711.4h20186.8h20193.8h20204.3h202113.6h202210.7h202311.2h20244.1h2025

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2020

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

1Windham County16,1222Chittenden County6,4333Bennington County5,3254Windsor County5,2615Washington County5,2096Orleans County4,3867Orange County4,1368Caledonia County3,6869Addison County2,47810Rutland County2,11211Essex County1,65012Franklin County1,45913Lamoille County1,40414Grand Isle County1,102

Biggest Vermont outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Windham CountyAugust 4, 202016,122
Chittenden CountyAugust 11, 20206,433
Chittenden CountyJuly 8, 20205,420
Bennington CountyOctober 7, 20205,325
Windsor CountyFebruary 7, 20205,261
Washington CountyDecember 1, 20205,209
Windham CountySeptember 30, 20204,488
Orleans CountyMarch 20, 20204,386
Orange CountyDecember 15, 20204,136
Chittenden CountyOctober 5, 20203,807
Vermont 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.