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 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.5
vs prior year
▼ 19%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
494K
Peak customers out
26,869
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
100%
of DC customers
Counties reporting
1
District of Columbia year over year
Month by month, 2022
Customer-hours without power across District of Columbia; January was the worst.
All 1 District of Columbia counties, 2022
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 | District of Columbia | 1.5 | 494K | 325,122 | 26,869 | 949 |
Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia, DC | January 3, 2022 13:15 | January 6, 2022 08:15 | 2d 19h | 26,869 | 54K |
| 2 | District of Columbia, DC | August 4, 2022 13:15 | August 7, 2022 05:00 | 2d 15h | 6,014 | 33K |
| 3 | District of Columbia, DC | February 19, 2022 14:45 | February 20, 2022 06:45 | 16h | 4,365 | 8,775 |
| 4 | District of Columbia, DC | February 9, 2022 12:00 | February 12, 2022 04:45 | 2d 16h | 3,834 | 9,659 |
| 5 | District of Columbia, DC | March 15, 2022 12:45 | March 16, 2022 23:30 | 1d 10h | 3,687 | 6,181 |
| 6 | District of Columbia, DC | August 9, 2022 12:30 | August 12, 2022 11:45 | 2d 23h | 3,317 | 6,869 |
| 7 | District of Columbia, DC | June 2, 2022 13:15 | June 4, 2022 21:15 | 2d 8h | 3,188 | 15K |
| 8 | District of Columbia, DC | December 22, 2022 15:30 | December 25, 2022 02:45 | 2d 11h | 3,056 | 18K |
| 9 | District of Columbia, DC | October 12, 2022 11:30 | October 13, 2022 00:15 | 12h 45m | 2,564 | 4,643 |
| 10 | District of Columbia, DC | February 16, 2022 15:00 | February 16, 2022 20:30 | 5h 30m | 2,361 | 755 |
| 11 | District of Columbia, DC | June 5, 2022 00:30 | June 5, 2022 19:00 | 18h 30m | 2,351 | 2,512 |
| 12 | District of Columbia, DC | November 16, 2022 07:30 | November 16, 2022 13:30 | 6h | 2,312 | 7,197 |
| 13 | District of Columbia, DC | July 24, 2022 12:30 | July 25, 2022 07:45 | 19h 15m | 2,114 | 3,169 |
| 14 | District of Columbia, DC | June 14, 2022 12:15 | June 15, 2022 10:45 | 22h 30m | 2,088 | 2,508 |
| 15 | District of Columbia, DC | June 13, 2022 13:30 | June 14, 2022 04:30 | 15h | 1,982 | 3,822 |
| 16 | District of Columbia, DC | August 2, 2022 02:00 | August 3, 2022 04:00 | 1d 2h | 1,943 | 4,507 |
| 17 | District of Columbia, DC | May 12, 2022 11:30 | May 12, 2022 23:30 | 12h | 1,901 | 1,348 |
| 18 | District of Columbia, DC | February 3, 2022 03:45 | February 3, 2022 10:00 | 6h 15m | 1,822 | 3,058 |
| 19 | District of Columbia, DC | April 11, 2022 09:00 | April 11, 2022 22:15 | 13h 15m | 1,765 | 2,179 |
| 20 | District of Columbia, DC | August 8, 2022 11:45 | August 9, 2022 10:15 | 22h 30m | 1,763 | 1,203 |
| 21 | District of Columbia, DC | November 28, 2022 06:00 | November 28, 2022 09:15 | 3h 15m | 1,763 | 3,552 |
| 22 | District of Columbia, DC | September 22, 2022 12:00 | September 23, 2022 05:00 | 17h | 1,688 | 2,333 |
| 23 | District of Columbia, DC | February 22, 2022 13:45 | February 23, 2022 04:45 | 15h | 1,678 | 1,511 |
| 24 | District of Columbia, DC | March 24, 2022 11:45 | March 25, 2022 06:30 | 18h 45m | 1,661 | 2,445 |
| 25 | District of Columbia, DC | July 22, 2022 10:15 | July 23, 2022 05:00 | 18h 45m | 1,659 | 5,360 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 100% of District of Columbia's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.