2021 Vermont Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 4.3 hours, the 25th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.3
vs prior year
▲ 11%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
1.6M
Peak customers out
23,183
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
100%
of VT customers
Counties reporting
14
Vermont year over year
All 14 Vermont 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 | Windham County | 21.2 | 320K | 15,121 | 11,839 | 727 |
| 2 | Essex County | 14.3 | 31K | 2,162 | 963 | 192 |
| 3 | Windsor County | 7.3 | 278K | 38,107 | 7,713 | 788 |
| 4 | Orange County | 7.2 | 128K | 17,755 | 2,456 | 484 |
| 5 | Addison County | 4.9 | 84K | 17,215 | 3,969 | 557 |
| 6 | Rutland County | 4.6 | 175K | 37,828 | 4,074 | 700 |
| 7 | Bennington County | 4.3 | 102K | 23,874 | 4,099 | 598 |
| 8 | Grand Isle County | 4.0 | 8,198 | 2,040 | 2,040 | 180 |
| 9 | Washington County | 4.0 | 164K | 41,387 | 6,399 | 532 |
| 10 | Orleans County | 3.6 | 44K | 12,150 | 7,371 | 325 |
| 11 | Caledonia County | 2.4 | 42K | 17,476 | 1,454 | 271 |
| 12 | Lamoille County | 1.7 | 29K | 17,497 | 2,293 | 198 |
| 13 | Chittenden County | 1.6 | 183K | 113,089 | 11,119 | 775 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 1.1 | 27K | 24,391 | 1,604 | 422 |
Biggest Vermont 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 | Windham County, VT | January 16, 2021 14:15 | January 19, 2021 00:30 | 2d 10h | 11,839 | 112K |
| 2 | Chittenden County, VT | August 21, 2021 17:45 | August 21, 2021 21:45 | 4h | 11,119 | 9,853 |
| 3 | Chittenden County, VT | July 20, 2021 23:00 | July 21, 2021 22:15 | 23h 15m | 8,162 | 23K |
| 4 | Windsor County, VT | May 26, 2021 18:00 | May 28, 2021 04:15 | 1d 10h | 7,713 | 24K |
| 5 | Orleans County, VT | December 17, 2021 08:15 | December 18, 2021 02:15 | 18h | 7,371 | 4,937 |
| 6 | Windsor County, VT | January 16, 2021 14:15 | January 18, 2021 00:30 | 1d 10h | 7,227 | 50K |
| 7 | Washington County, VT | November 12, 2021 10:30 | November 13, 2021 00:45 | 14h 15m | 6,399 | 8,196 |
| 8 | Washington County, VT | May 26, 2021 20:30 | May 27, 2021 22:45 | 1d 2h | 6,139 | 31K |
| 9 | Windham County, VT | March 1, 2021 21:45 | March 2, 2021 23:45 | 1d 2h | 4,746 | 19K |
| 10 | Chittenden County, VT | December 11, 2021 20:45 | December 12, 2021 16:45 | 20h | 4,570 | 19K |
| 11 | Chittenden County, VT | October 27, 2021 05:30 | October 27, 2021 07:45 | 2h 15m | 4,468 | 4,769 |
| 12 | Chittenden County, VT | September 1, 2021 14:00 | September 1, 2021 18:15 | 4h 15m | 4,144 | 3,532 |
| 13 | Bennington County, VT | May 5, 2021 04:15 | May 5, 2021 06:15 | 2h | 4,099 | 4,698 |
| 14 | Rutland County, VT | November 26, 2021 21:00 | November 28, 2021 17:45 | 1d 20h | 4,074 | 53K |
| 15 | Windham County, VT | April 16, 2021 01:00 | April 16, 2021 04:00 | 3h | 4,070 | 8,958 |
| 16 | Addison County, VT | May 26, 2021 18:30 | May 27, 2021 09:45 | 15h 15m | 3,969 | 25K |
| 17 | Chittenden County, VT | August 5, 2021 21:15 | August 6, 2021 00:00 | 2h 45m | 3,944 | 10K |
| 18 | Windsor County, VT | June 21, 2021 11:45 | June 22, 2021 08:45 | 21h | 3,934 | 4,416 |
| 19 | Windham County, VT | March 13, 2021 01:00 | March 13, 2021 14:00 | 13h | 3,719 | 15K |
| 20 | Orleans County, VT | December 12, 2021 03:00 | December 13, 2021 04:45 | 1d 1h | 3,648 | 12K |
| 21 | Windham County, VT | February 27, 2021 18:45 | February 27, 2021 21:45 | 3h | 3,383 | 4,031 |
| 22 | Windsor County, VT | April 16, 2021 05:45 | April 17, 2021 04:00 | 22h 15m | 3,100 | 15K |
| 23 | Chittenden County, VT | November 12, 2021 11:00 | November 13, 2021 01:45 | 14h 45m | 3,091 | 7,209 |
| 24 | Washington County, VT | March 26, 2021 18:00 | March 27, 2021 06:00 | 12h | 2,953 | 8,954 |
| 25 | Windham County, VT | March 26, 2021 21:30 | March 27, 2021 16:15 | 18h 45m | 2,841 | 10K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 100% of Vermont'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.