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2022 District of Columbia Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 1.5 hours — the 48th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.5
Peak customers out
26,869
Rank (worst state)
48th
Counties affected
1

District of Columbia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

2.5h20152.5h20161.4h20174.8h20182.2h20191.5h20201.9h20211.5h20222.5h20231.6h20241.8h2025

Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2022

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

1District of Columbia26,869

Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaJanuary 3, 202226,869
District of ColumbiaAugust 4, 20226,014
District of ColumbiaFebruary 19, 20224,365
District of ColumbiaFebruary 9, 20223,834
District of ColumbiaMarch 15, 20223,687
District of ColumbiaAugust 9, 20223,317
District of ColumbiaJune 2, 20223,188
District of ColumbiaDecember 22, 20223,056
District of ColumbiaOctober 12, 20222,564
District of ColumbiaFebruary 16, 20222,361
District of Columbia 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.