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2022 Delaware Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 1.7 hours — the 45th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.7
Peak customers out
12,450
Rank (worst state)
45th
Counties affected
3

Delaware outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

3.1h20152.9h20162.9h20172.4h20181.9h20194.3h20201.3h20211.7h20222.3h20232.2h20242.4h2025

Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2022

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

1Sussex County12,4502New Castle County8,7783Kent County3,749

Biggest Delaware outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Sussex CountySeptember 15, 202212,450
New Castle CountyJuly 8, 20228,778
Sussex CountyMarch 17, 20227,041
Sussex CountyDecember 7, 20226,918
Sussex CountyJuly 21, 20226,863
New Castle CountyAugust 2, 20226,095
Sussex CountyJanuary 29, 20226,002
Sussex CountyJanuary 3, 20225,887
Sussex CountyAugust 24, 20224,848
New Castle CountyJune 8, 20224,256
Delaware by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

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.