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2021 District of Columbia Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 47th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
14,359
Rank (worst state)
47th
Counties affected
1

District of Columbia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2021

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

1District of Columbia14,359

Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaJune 3, 202114,359
District of ColumbiaJuly 26, 20217,279
District of ColumbiaMarch 20, 20216,618
District of ColumbiaFebruary 16, 20214,684
District of ColumbiaMay 23, 20214,643
District of ColumbiaNovember 11, 20214,120
District of ColumbiaJuly 21, 20213,938
District of ColumbiaAugust 10, 20213,770
District of ColumbiaAugust 26, 20213,592
District of ColumbiaNovember 26, 20213,247
District of Columbia by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.