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2022 Alaska Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Alaska customer went without power for about 13.2 hours — the 6th worst of any US state that year, 2.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.2
Peak customers out
27,643
Rank (worst state)
6th
Counties affected
7

Alaska outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

2.7h20151.9h20161.8h20176.2h20184.7h20194.2h20207.0h202113.2h20228.4h20236.7h202410.9h2025

Hardest-hit Alaska counties in 2022

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

1Fairbanks North Star Borough27,6432Matanuska-Susitna Borough25,0423Anchorage Municipality21,9294Kenai Peninsula Borough13,7835Southeast Fairbanks Census Area2,3656Denali Borough1,1587Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area394

Biggest Alaska outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Fairbanks North Star BoroughJuly 26, 202227,643
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughJanuary 1, 202225,042
Anchorage MunicipalityOctober 21, 202221,929
Fairbanks North Star BoroughFebruary 19, 202220,259
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughDecember 23, 202218,365
Kenai Peninsula BoroughJune 9, 202213,783
Anchorage MunicipalityJuly 21, 202212,932
Fairbanks North Star BoroughJuly 21, 202212,783
Fairbanks North Star BoroughFebruary 22, 202211,736
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughApril 5, 202210,637
Alaska by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTMI

Part of the 2022 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.