2021 Delaware Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 1.3 hours, the 49th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.3
vs prior year
▼ 69%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
682K
Peak customers out
14,034
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
86%
of DE customers
Counties reporting
3
Delaware year over year
All 3 Delaware counties, 2021
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 | New Castle County | 2.1 | 399K | 191,056 | 6,971 | 471 |
| 2 | Sussex County | 1.1 | 234K | 218,986 | 13,804 | 1,009 |
| 3 | Kent County | 0.5 | 49K | 98,370 | 3,036 | 791 |
Biggest Delaware outages of 2021
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sussex County, DE | April 30, 2021 12:15 | May 1, 2021 19:45 | 1d 7h | 13,804 | 13K |
| 2 | Sussex County, DE | September 19, 2021 09:30 | September 19, 2021 11:45 | 2h 15m | 12,296 | 9,694 |
| 3 | Sussex County, DE | June 20, 2021 11:45 | June 21, 2021 06:45 | 19h | 7,799 | 6,287 |
| 4 | New Castle County, DE | March 26, 2021 12:45 | March 30, 2021 02:45 | 3d 14h | 6,971 | 34K |
| 5 | Sussex County, DE | June 27, 2021 12:15 | June 28, 2021 03:45 | 15h 30m | 6,221 | 7,919 |
| 6 | Sussex County, DE | August 15, 2021 03:45 | August 15, 2021 09:00 | 5h 15m | 5,675 | 2,649 |
| 7 | New Castle County, DE | November 8, 2021 13:00 | November 10, 2021 03:45 | 1d 14h | 4,841 | 3,988 |
| 8 | New Castle County, DE | April 28, 2021 11:30 | April 30, 2021 00:00 | 1d 12h | 4,426 | 2,998 |
| 9 | Sussex County, DE | May 29, 2021 09:30 | May 30, 2021 04:45 | 19h 15m | 3,612 | 5,709 |
| 10 | New Castle County, DE | November 15, 2021 12:00 | November 16, 2021 10:15 | 22h 15m | 3,481 | 3,178 |
| 11 | New Castle County, DE | December 17, 2021 02:30 | December 17, 2021 04:45 | 2h 15m | 3,385 | 6,369 |
| 12 | New Castle County, DE | September 1, 2021 10:15 | September 10, 2021 22:00 | 9d 11h | 3,338 | 35K |
| 13 | Sussex County, DE | February 8, 2021 14:15 | February 8, 2021 21:45 | 7h 30m | 3,220 | 3,117 |
| 14 | Sussex County, DE | June 22, 2021 13:30 | June 22, 2021 14:15 | 45m | 3,198 | 802 |
| 15 | Sussex County, DE | March 8, 2021 13:15 | March 8, 2021 17:15 | 4h | 3,182 | 2,268 |
| 16 | Sussex County, DE | February 22, 2021 11:15 | February 22, 2021 17:45 | 6h 30m | 3,180 | 3,509 |
| 17 | Kent County, DE | March 19, 2021 08:15 | March 19, 2021 12:45 | 4h 30m | 3,036 | 3,156 |
| 18 | New Castle County, DE | July 2, 2021 10:15 | July 3, 2021 08:45 | 22h 30m | 2,952 | 5,159 |
| 19 | New Castle County, DE | August 22, 2021 17:45 | August 25, 2021 06:15 | 2d 12h | 2,951 | 8,269 |
| 20 | New Castle County, DE | July 7, 2021 13:00 | July 9, 2021 09:15 | 1d 20h | 2,908 | 1,564 |
| 21 | Sussex County, DE | December 18, 2021 12:45 | December 19, 2021 14:30 | 1d 1h | 2,903 | 8,106 |
| 22 | Sussex County, DE | March 26, 2021 08:30 | March 27, 2021 05:45 | 21h 15m | 2,889 | 6,930 |
| 23 | New Castle County, DE | April 7, 2021 12:15 | April 9, 2021 03:45 | 1d 15h | 2,832 | 1,378 |
| 24 | New Castle County, DE | November 6, 2021 11:45 | November 8, 2021 02:15 | 1d 14h | 2,809 | 2,556 |
| 25 | Sussex County, DE | August 13, 2021 16:15 | August 15, 2021 02:45 | 1d 10h | 2,807 | 13K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 86% of Delaware's electricity customers in 2021; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2021 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.