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 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.9
vs prior year
▲ 25%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
613K
Peak customers out
14,359
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
100%
of DC customers
Counties reporting
1
District of Columbia year over year
Month by month, 2021
Customer-hours without power across District of Columbia; July was the worst.
All 1 District of Columbia 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 | District of Columbia | 1.9 | 613K | 325,122 | 14,359 | 914 |
Biggest District of Columbia 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 | District of Columbia, DC | June 3, 2021 05:15 | June 4, 2021 07:45 | 1d 2h | 14,359 | 29K |
| 2 | District of Columbia, DC | July 26, 2021 12:15 | July 28, 2021 08:00 | 1d 19h | 7,279 | 42K |
| 3 | District of Columbia, DC | March 20, 2021 11:15 | March 21, 2021 01:00 | 13h 45m | 6,618 | 7,469 |
| 4 | District of Columbia, DC | February 16, 2021 03:45 | February 16, 2021 10:00 | 6h 15m | 4,684 | 1,195 |
| 5 | District of Columbia, DC | May 23, 2021 15:00 | May 24, 2021 06:15 | 15h 15m | 4,643 | 13K |
| 6 | District of Columbia, DC | November 11, 2021 13:45 | November 12, 2021 00:45 | 11h | 4,120 | 4,892 |
| 7 | District of Columbia, DC | July 21, 2021 13:15 | July 23, 2021 07:15 | 1d 18h | 3,938 | 19K |
| 8 | District of Columbia, DC | August 10, 2021 11:45 | August 12, 2021 05:15 | 1d 17h | 3,770 | 20K |
| 9 | District of Columbia, DC | August 26, 2021 12:45 | August 29, 2021 03:00 | 2d 14h | 3,592 | 34K |
| 10 | District of Columbia, DC | November 26, 2021 13:45 | November 27, 2021 00:00 | 10h 15m | 3,247 | 9,308 |
| 11 | District of Columbia, DC | May 24, 2021 20:45 | May 28, 2021 05:15 | 3d 8h | 3,175 | 11K |
| 12 | District of Columbia, DC | May 21, 2021 18:15 | May 22, 2021 06:45 | 12h 30m | 2,913 | 1,532 |
| 13 | District of Columbia, DC | September 29, 2021 11:30 | October 1, 2021 02:30 | 1d 15h | 2,811 | 9,060 |
| 14 | District of Columbia, DC | August 21, 2021 11:00 | August 22, 2021 11:30 | 1d | 2,658 | 11K |
| 15 | District of Columbia, DC | April 6, 2021 01:15 | April 6, 2021 09:00 | 7h 45m | 2,641 | 2,341 |
| 16 | District of Columbia, DC | July 1, 2021 11:00 | July 4, 2021 03:45 | 2d 16h | 2,636 | 31K |
| 17 | District of Columbia, DC | July 6, 2021 12:45 | July 7, 2021 08:45 | 20h | 2,515 | 4,254 |
| 18 | District of Columbia, DC | March 31, 2021 11:45 | April 1, 2021 03:45 | 16h | 2,299 | 2,108 |
| 19 | District of Columbia, DC | October 12, 2021 11:30 | October 13, 2021 02:45 | 15h 15m | 2,289 | 7,711 |
| 20 | District of Columbia, DC | April 2, 2021 13:00 | April 3, 2021 00:00 | 11h | 2,255 | 1,747 |
| 21 | District of Columbia, DC | April 13, 2021 02:15 | April 13, 2021 09:45 | 7h 30m | 2,227 | 3,523 |
| 22 | District of Columbia, DC | February 4, 2021 12:30 | February 5, 2021 10:15 | 21h 45m | 2,151 | 3,929 |
| 23 | District of Columbia, DC | October 25, 2021 11:30 | October 27, 2021 11:15 | 1d 23h | 2,073 | 5,786 |
| 24 | District of Columbia, DC | December 13, 2021 13:15 | December 14, 2021 05:15 | 16h | 2,065 | 1,138 |
| 25 | District of Columbia, DC | August 16, 2021 10:30 | August 18, 2021 02:15 | 1d 15h | 2,003 | 4,296 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 100% of District of Columbia'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.