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2021 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 4.3 hours — the 25th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.3
Peak customers out
11,839
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2021

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

1Windham County11,8392Chittenden County11,1193Windsor County7,7134Orleans County7,3715Washington County6,3996Bennington County4,0997Rutland County4,0748Addison County3,9699Grand Isle County3,09910Orange County2,45611Lamoille County2,29312Franklin County1,60413Caledonia County1,45414Essex County963

Biggest Vermont outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Windham CountyJanuary 16, 202111,839
Chittenden CountyAugust 21, 202111,119
Chittenden CountyJuly 20, 20218,162
Windsor CountyMay 26, 20217,713
Orleans CountyDecember 17, 20217,371
Windsor CountyJanuary 16, 20217,227
Washington CountyNovember 12, 20216,399
Washington CountyMay 26, 20216,139
Windham CountyMarch 1, 20214,746
Chittenden CountyDecember 11, 20214,570
Vermont 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.